The City of Portland plans a special unveiling on Monday of next week (the 8th) but we’ve got a sneak peek. Click here for your first look at . . . *insert drum roll* . . . the Portland Loo!
For over a year, the City Council has tried to figure out what to do about Portland’s lack of public bathrooms, especially during late night hours. A test run of opening the City Hall bathroom’s round the clock proved too costly (about 100 bucks per flush). Now, Commissioner Randy Leonard is offering the city the Loo.
The first structure is installed at NW 5th and Glisan (one of the beefs with the City Hall bathroom plans was that people who need the bathroom at 2 in the morning are not likely to be strolling through Schrunk Plaza) and cost $140K to build. Leonard says that investment very well may be repaid and turn into a money maker as other cities are interested in purchasing their own Loos.
The unique design allows complete privacy but angled slats at the top and bottom allow cops a view of how many people are inside the building (the concern with most public bathrooms is they become a magnet for prostitution and drug use).
The Loos open for business next week.
