NYC's Public Toilets Plan Criticized

Critics disagree with a plan to coordinate street furniture and install public toilets in New York.

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October 31, 2002, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The proposal would grant a franchise to a single company to design, install and maintain bus shelters, newsstands, news racks, benches and automatic public toilets... Its supporters say that it would reduce clutter and coordinate the overall appearance of the city's streets, as well as provide a financial incentive for a private company to maintain the structures while generating revenue for the city... But critics yesterday took on everything from what should be in the proposal to who should build the structures and how they should look.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Critics Voice Opposition to City Plan on Toilets

Wednesday, October 30, 2002 in The New York Times

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