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> run a sprinkler at the top of every hour to flush out any lingering addicts who haven't passed out and put a time limit on the continuity of the prostitution

a good public restroom needs to be able to be used by the public. i'm guessing that if you were visiting a foreign city/country and needed to use the restroom and found a nice, clean public restroom to use, you'd probably not want to be rained on while relieving yourself.

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Probably not. Quite seriously I would propose building a bunch of different designs and have the tourists rate their experience, as there are many competing factors here.

> as there are many competing factors here.

Exactly, which is why I was impressed with the Portland Loo. You want a toilet that is nice, clean and private so that people using it for its intended purpose will feel comfortable using it. You also can't make it too private or else it will be destroyed by drug addicts and prostitutes. I think they did as good a job as possible balancing these two opposing needs.

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