Daily News | Philadelphia is installing its first ‘Portland Loo’ restroom in Center City
A construction space for Philly's first modular public restroom is shown on Thursday at 15th and Arch Streets.After a long wait, Philadelphia may soon begin installing its first modular public restroom in Center City.after a manufacturing delay, said city spokesperson Sarah Peterson. The city-managed modular toilet will go up at 15th and Arch Streets, a pedestrian-dense area where temporary porta potties have been installed since 2021.
“Since this is the first Loo that will be installed, we want to provide flexibility in the construction process to ensure it is functioning properly,” Peterson said. Manufactured in collaboration with the Portland government over a decade ago, the Portland Loo has come into hot demand among cities looking to fix their long-ignored lack of public bathroom access.as the solution to “problems that are commonly experienced with public toilets,” with a graffiti-proof open-grating design and easy-to-clean metal parts. Nearly two dozen cities in the United States and Canada have installed them, amid long manufacturing delays.
They also come at a fraction of the cost of traditional bathrooms. Peterson said the city has budgeted $656,864 annually to install and maintain six modular restrooms as part of the city’s pilot program,
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