Unsheltered people in Portland have limited options for public, 24-hour restrooms. There’s an average of one city-funded toilet for every 87 homeless people.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The bright red portable toilets were tough to miss. They popped up all across town during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, seemingly out of nowhere — in parks, on streets and along sidewalks.
Starting in September 2020, city of Portland employees put out roughly 130 red portable toilets to help people experiencing homelessness have access to clean restrooms during the pandemic.
At the time, strict COVID-19 protocols eliminated places were people living outside normally used the restroom.
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