The Pandemic Showed Us How Few Public Bathrooms There Are, Where Did They All Go?

The Pandemic Showed Us How Few Public Bathrooms There Are, Where Did They All Go?

By iHeartPodcasts

Where have all the public bathrooms gone? Going through the pandemic and seeing the closures of bars, restaurants and other public spaces, it laid bare how very few places there are for a person to relieve themselves. It was a trend that was definitely happening before the pandemic with many places being closed or just neglected which also gave public restrooms bad reputations. According to a “Public Toilet Index,” the U.S. only has eight toilets per 100,000 people overall. Elizabeth Yuko, contributor to Bloomberg CityLab, joins us for what to know about the lack of public bathrooms.

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