A brilliant idea I had while in my comfortable, private home bathroom.
I don't know why more places don't do this. Advantages I can think of:
1. More inclusivity/access. With single toilets, only one person is in there at a time, making all of them unisex.
2. Good word of mouth. Let's face it: Nobody wants to go do business out in a public setting. But stuff happens, and people will recognize when an establishment makes an effort to make people feel comfortable when it's needed.
3. Cleanliness. With multiple stalls, there's always some gross shit (no pun intended) to be found. I have to believe this comes down to: people being nervous or quick to leave, and, less responsibility.
The former point is self-explanatory. In regards to the latter; people would simply feel more responsibility in a single toilet restroom. Anyone entering afterwards would know who either made a mess or ignored it, which would lead to greater effort to leave it looking decent. There would also be the tremendous benefit of having a waste basket in reach of the toilet: no need to hope your garbage lands in the toilet bowl!
4. Lower cost. I'll admit I'm less certain about this point than the others, but please hear me out. The number of sinks and toilets would remain the same. Amount of hand sanitizer used would be stable as well. Waste baskets are a negligible amount.
Really, the only cost would be extra doors and walls. In exchange, you no longer need to buy stalls and urinals. Toilet paper would go down a bit, as less waste occurs. But you get a huge benefit of time.
See, people would be in and out quicker. And less waiting in line would also happen. On the personnel side, more cleanliness from the public means less time and money needed for the workers to clean for them.
Thus, for a small upfront cost, you would inevitably save money in the long-term. This isn't even accounting for occurrences such as a broken toilet. Whereas a stall commune would be shut down, only a mere singular one would be off limits.
I'm positive there are many, many more great changes that would transpire from this. But my time is up, and I don't wish to subject ERA to a dissertation. Thank you, dear reader, for being a dear and reading. If you advocate for this enough, one day we WILL live in a society where using public restrooms is a little less stressful. And any small good in the world, is a puzzle piece of the greater good. Adios.
I don't know why more places don't do this. Advantages I can think of:
1. More inclusivity/access. With single toilets, only one person is in there at a time, making all of them unisex.
2. Good word of mouth. Let's face it: Nobody wants to go do business out in a public setting. But stuff happens, and people will recognize when an establishment makes an effort to make people feel comfortable when it's needed.
3. Cleanliness. With multiple stalls, there's always some gross shit (no pun intended) to be found. I have to believe this comes down to: people being nervous or quick to leave, and, less responsibility.
The former point is self-explanatory. In regards to the latter; people would simply feel more responsibility in a single toilet restroom. Anyone entering afterwards would know who either made a mess or ignored it, which would lead to greater effort to leave it looking decent. There would also be the tremendous benefit of having a waste basket in reach of the toilet: no need to hope your garbage lands in the toilet bowl!
4. Lower cost. I'll admit I'm less certain about this point than the others, but please hear me out. The number of sinks and toilets would remain the same. Amount of hand sanitizer used would be stable as well. Waste baskets are a negligible amount.
Really, the only cost would be extra doors and walls. In exchange, you no longer need to buy stalls and urinals. Toilet paper would go down a bit, as less waste occurs. But you get a huge benefit of time.
See, people would be in and out quicker. And less waiting in line would also happen. On the personnel side, more cleanliness from the public means less time and money needed for the workers to clean for them.
Thus, for a small upfront cost, you would inevitably save money in the long-term. This isn't even accounting for occurrences such as a broken toilet. Whereas a stall commune would be shut down, only a mere singular one would be off limits.
I'm positive there are many, many more great changes that would transpire from this. But my time is up, and I don't wish to subject ERA to a dissertation. Thank you, dear reader, for being a dear and reading. If you advocate for this enough, one day we WILL live in a society where using public restrooms is a little less stressful. And any small good in the world, is a puzzle piece of the greater good. Adios.
