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Marcia Bernbaum: DC will pilot two stand-alone public restrooms open 24/7. Here’s why the…

Commentary Aug 8, 2019

The high cost of a self-cleaning public restroom at a Virginia Metrorail station recently garnered headlines as an example of wasteful spending, but its removal earlier this year need not disrupt the District’s own plans to pilot two…

Washington Post: Among the pressing issues in the nation’s capital: Where to go to the bathroom?

Editor Jan 3, 2019

It’s a question as old as civilization that continues to stump cities: Where to go when you need to . . . go?

District government

DC Council responds to yearslong advocacy campaign with pilot program to improve public access to…

Katherine Saltzman Dec 20, 2018

The DC Council handed a victory this week to the advocates who have worked for years to spotlight the limited availability of public restrooms in the District and to ensure that those in need have a place to go. “It is shocking that our…

WUSA9: Bill to bring more public restrooms to DC passes important step

Editor Dec 5, 2018

WASHINGTON -- A proposal to bring more public restrooms to D.C. has passed an important hurdle.

D.C. Council to Vote on “Red Flag” Gun Bill, Public Restrooms Plan

Press Release Dec 3, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 3, 2018 Contact: Tom Fazzini D.C. Council to Vote on “Red Flag” Gun Bill, Public Restrooms Plan Bills from Councilmember Nadeau will reduce gun violence and create plan for public restrooms…

Curbed DC: More public restrooms could come to D.C. under proposed pilot programs

Editor Nov 27, 2018

Residents and visitors in need of a bathroom while out and about may find a bit of relief in the months ahead, thanks to an official effort to facilitate more public toilets in the District.

Opinion

Leonard S. Greenberger: Restroom access is a universal human right

Commentary Oct 9, 2018

Almost all of us can tell stories about personal restroom emergencies, many of which come to an embarrassing end. I have plenty, including the time I suddenly had to turn around less than a mile into a run and sprint back to my hotel in…

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Potty training 101

Editor Sep 17, 2018

When adults gotta go, they look for the nearest loo or dark alley. Potty training is the saving grace. Unless, that is, the person is a D.C. lawmaker and proposes wasting resources on a task force to study the availability of “safe” public…

Latest

District Links: Bowser taps into local reserve funds to ensure full SNAP benefits in November; Park Police aims to…

Oct 31, 2025 7

The DC government will use $30.5 million in local contingency funds to ensure that DC residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program…

District Links: Pentagon reportedly extends Guard deployment in DC through February; council hearing airs objections to…

Oct 30, 2025 7

The Pentagon is extending the National Guard's deployment in DC through at least February, per new reports from CNN and Politico.

District Links: Bowser hails senior units built as Ward 3’s first Housing Production Trust Fund project; streetcar…

Oct 29, 2025 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of…

District Links: AG Schwalb joins lawsuit to block suspension of SNAP benefits; report hails academic growth at 16…

Oct 28, 2025 15

Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.

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