The Portland Loo®: A Unique Solution to a Universal Problem.

DESIGNED FOR EVERY CITY, BY THE CITY

A modern design originally focused on function and durability, The Portland Loo® is a sleek, freestanding, public restroom designed to deter criminal activity and meld into its surrounding environment. Wherever you go or whatever city you're visiting, people love the look of The Portland Loo®.

Open safety-grating
Anti-graffiti walls
Discourages crime
Handicap accessible
Interchangeable components

THE PORTLAND LOO® IS FOR YOU

So durable, it’s almost indestructible. An elegant design that’s also inexpensive. Promotes safety, while allowing for privacy. Discourages lingering and crime inside. Proven durable by the City of Portland.

City Managers

You'll love how this city toilet was actually designed by city staff.

Landscape Architects

This sleek freestanding restroom fits right into any city backdrop.

Non-Profits

The Loo is fully tested and pre-assembled from the factory.

Transit Planners

Each solar-powered kiosk is easy to clean, with open grating to deter crime.

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More Than 250 Installations and Counting

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

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Mayor Roxann Wedegartner Greenfield, Massachusetts
11.18.2021

“It’s a very safe, very healthy, very easy public toilet to maintain.”

“It’s a very safe, very healthy, very easy public toilet to maintain.”

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Staff Writer Published in Gridwise
06.08.2021

"In Oregon, the City of Portland is doing its best to serve a toilet-starved public by providing what it calls, The Portland Loo. And here’s...

“In Oregon, the City of Portland is doing its best to serve a toilet-starved public by providing what it calls, The Portland Loo.
And here’s some great news: These sleek-looking, free-standing bathrooms are spreading not only throughout Portlandia, but across the country. Portland officials have been enterprising enough to offer them to other municipal governments, so more of us can have a place to go.”

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Chelsea Wald Published in Wired
06.08.2021

"From Portland, Oregon, the iconic Portland Loo prevents common restroom problems such as graffiti and other vandalism, prostitution, and drug use through clever design, allowing...

“From Portland, Oregon, the iconic Portland Loo prevents common restroom problems such as graffiti and other vandalism, prostitution, and drug use through clever design, allowing the restroom to remain open 24 hours a day for its primary purpose.”

04/18/2021

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Mayor Andy Adams Campbell River, British Columbia
08.29.2019

"We could have paid for the Portland Loo in what we’re spending for repairs and maintenance on the existing facility. Having seen the Portland Loos...

“We could have paid for the Portland Loo in what we’re spending for repairs and maintenance on the existing facility.
Having seen the Portland Loos that are in Nanaimo and in Bastion Square in Victoria and some other locations, had council made the decision five or six years ago to purchase this, we probably could have paid for it just in what we’re spending in repairs and maintenance of the existing facility. But hindsight is 20/20.”
08/29/2019
Published in Campbell River Mirror

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DID Executive Director, Charles R. Broad Reading, Pennsylvania
07.05.2019

"You can see enough to help prevent crime and keep the place clean. You can see feet and determine if there is more than one...

“You can see enough to help prevent crime and keep the place clean.
You can see feet and determine if there is more than one person in there for crime prevention reasons. No water source inside, so they can’t bathe in there. The place to clean their hands is outside.”

07/05/2019

Published in Reading Eagle

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Development Services Manager, Kevin Brooks Campbell River, British Columbia
05.29.2019

The others couldn’t ensure the safety we needed. "One of the key things in regard to downtown washroom facilities that you’re seeing throughout North America...

The others couldn’t ensure the safety we needed.

“One of the key things in regard to downtown washroom facilities that you’re seeing throughout North America is the ability for sight lines, ensuring the safety of the people using the washroom but also ensuring that if people are inside the washroom and are unconscious, people can see into the washroom.”
Published in Campbell River Mirror

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Whether you're interested in bringing a Loo to your community, installing it properly, or maintaining it for long-term use, our courses provide step-by-step guidance.

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THE PORTLAND
LOO® PETITIONS

A petition is a formal request signed by community members to advocate for installing The Portland Loo® in their city.