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Haven’t seen any posts about these here. The city installed them two weeks ago: and, so far, at least this one is spotless. You have to scan a QR code and send a text message to get in. (Cynics would say that barrier is the reason they’re still clean, but the article does say they also have crews on standby to clean them if needed.) The only confusing thing to me was that I didn’t know if the door was “locked” after it closed. I thought I was supposed to touch the little red light to lock it, but that was a motion sensor that opened the door, so I had to go out, close the door, and send another text to get back in. Apparently it’s just “locked” once it closes with you inside it. But the cost is $465,000 per year for four bathrooms. I’ve always wondered if it wouldn’t just be a lot easier to encourage businesses to let non-customers use their bathroom for $1 (including dropping a dollar bill in the tip jar) and see if that eliminates most problems. My friend pointed out this does exclude some people and I do agree we need something for them. But the smartphone barrier also excludes some people, and between the two the dollar fee seems a lot simpler. submitted by /u/bennetthaselton |
