Signal Boost: Why can’t we have decent toilet stalls?

[shy_magpie]

Via umadoshiSlate.com posted: y can’t we have decent toilet stalls?

Aside from the cleaning perks and cost benefits, flimsy partitions have been justified precisely because they offer no privacy. They make it easier to see if someone is, say, doing drugs or having sex in a stall, Besides offering an arguably more pleasant experience, the floor-to-ceiling design “provides more privacy for people who need to do more personal matters in the stalls,” Worsham points out, whether that be manage an insulin shot or change clothes. The design would make it possible for folks with pee shyness or bowel issues to use the toilet without fear of judgment. In Norén’s imagining, the ideal public bathroom would not only have floor-to-ceiling stalls but also a little shelf for things like phones and insulin syringes and the option to turn on some nice noise-covering sounds.

Comments

[dragonlady7]

oh gosh i read this article and then went and left a comment on someone else's link roundup post thanking them for the link. lollllll it was you!

hilariously there's a shoutout to my current hometown in this article, unexpectedly enough-- and for the record the 1904 Larkin building may have pioneered the terrible partitions but my dude's office building, the 1896 Ellicott Square building a couple of blocks away, had the earlier version of public restrooms, which were horrible, horrible little closets.

[shy_magpie]

Yeah I got it from umadoshi's link post. I believe in stalls for everyone! Most of the concerns could be addressed with a tiny gap at the bottom as opposed to one that nearly hits my knees and or a slatted panel that lets people look down but not up.