Merilee D. Karr, MD, MFA<p>I was interviewed about the public toilet situation in Portland.<br>Let's convene designers and communities -- again -- to pull together the best ideas in public restroom design, and put them to work.<br>20 years ago, PHLUSH was born in the collective effort that created the Portland Loo, now installed all over the world.<br>Post-pandemic -- post public trust -- are there better models?</p><p><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/12/health-advocates-say-portland-needs-more-public-toilets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opb.org/article/2025/03/12/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth-advocates-say-portland-needs-more-public-toilets/</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/dysentery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dysentery</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanitation</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/publicrestrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicrestrooms</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/sanitationjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanitationjustice</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/portlandoregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portlandoregon</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/opb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opb</span></a></span></p>