Cities have a public bathroom crisis. Are smart, portable bathrooms the way forward?

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Cities have a public bathroom crisis. Are smart, portable bathrooms the way forward?

Maylin Tu for Next City Cities have a public bathroom crisis. Are smart, portable bathrooms the way forward? Gerardo Valerio had been looking for a bathroom in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood for 20 minutes when he stumbled across a blue and white trailer with “FREE BATHROOM” at the top. At first, he was hesitant to enter the bathroom, which had been installed by the Washington, D.C.-based portable toilet startup Throne. To get in, he had…

Cities have a public bathroom crisis. Are smart, portable bathrooms the way forward? - The Morning Sun

Maylin Tu for Next City Gerardo Valerio had been looking for a bathroom in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood for 20 minutes when he stumbled across a blue and white trailer with "FREE BATHROOM" at the top. At first, he was hesitant to enter the bathroom, which had been installed by the Washington, D.C.-based portable toilet startup Throne. To get in, he had to scan a QR code which pre-loaded a text onto his phone. After sending the text, th…