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The Downsides of Conventional Public Restrooms (And How The Loo Solves Them)

January 11, 2023 The Portland Loo

Public restrooms get a bad wrap despite offering an essential public service. City officials and taxpayers in charge of purchasing…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: city officials, cost, crime, Loo, Oregon, Portland, public loo, public restrooms, public service, public toilet, solution, soshily, taxpayers, The Portland Loo
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How The Portland Loo Makes for a More Sustainable City

November 23, 2022 The Portland Loo

How do public restrooms impact sustainability? Not many people consider this question yet these facilities play a considerable role in…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: clean city, eco-friendly, environmental impact, Oregon, public loo, public restroom facilities, public restrooms, public toilet, soshily, sustainable city, The Portland Loo
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This Time, The Portland Loo is Saving Philadelphia From the Dearth of Public Restrooms

September 20, 2022 The Portland Loo

Published in Smart Cities Dive Like many other U.S. cities, Philadelphia realized its lack of public toilets. The city has…

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Posted in: Global news Filed under: Center City, lack of public toilets, Oregon, Philadelphia, Portland, public loo, public restrooms, public toilet, The Portland Loo
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Why Running Water Makes You Want To Use The Loo

January 5, 2022 The Portland LOO

Fancy spas and hotels utilize the sound of a gurgling stream with water fountains or audio players, because they know…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: crime-free, nervous system, Oregon, Portland Loo, public bathrooms, public restrooms, restrooms, running water, soshily
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More Public Restrooms Would Bring Improvements to City Parks

July 22, 2021 The Portland Loo

Published in CountOn2.com Charleston City residents say that “Portland Loo” toilets could lower the crime rate by being an ideal…

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Posted in: Global news Filed under: City of Charleston, city parks, Oregon, Portland Loo, public restrooms, public toilets
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How the Portland Loo Can Save Cities (And Citizens) Money

May 5, 2021 The Portland LOO

City councils are notoriously stubborn when it comes to expanding their financial budgets. Although this frugality is good in some…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: cities money, citizens, city council members, clean streets, crime-free, Oregon, Portland City, Portland Loo, public facilities, public restrooms, public toilets, save money, soshily, toilet
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Ways That We’ve Improved The Portland Loo

March 3, 2021 The Portland LOO

Portland City staff helped us design the Portland Loo, specifically to keep the city clean and discourage the kind of…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: activeloo, ADA requirements, Baby changing table, bathroom, flush handle, improvement, Oregon, public restrooms, public toilet, soshily, The Portland Loo
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The Portland Loo vs. Self-Cleaning Bathrooms

December 4, 2019 The Portland Loo

When designing the Portland Loo, we looked at many other standalone bathrooms that were installed in other cities around the…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: clean, comfortable, Oregon, Portland, public restrooms, repairs, self-cleaning bathrooms, staff, The Portland Loo, toilet
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An Auditor in Seattle warns of a lack of public restrooms for the homeless population.

February 26, 2019 ludmila

Published in KomoNews An Auditor in Seattle warns of a lack of public restrooms for the homeless population. A city…

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Posted in: Global news Filed under: Portland Loo, public loo, public restrooms, public toilet
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