an examination of public restroom access in chicago
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Copy of presentation of my thesis research concerning public restroom access and restroom mapping to NACIS Annual Conference in Portland, OR, in October of 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Private Places in Public Spaces:Private Places in Public Spaces: An Examination of Public Restroom Access in An Examination of Public Restroom Access in
Noah Sager
Master’s Thesis (in progress)
U.S. Dept. of Education, Grant #P382D090004
Department of Geography, Chicago State University
NACIS Annual Meeting
18 October 2012
Portland, OR
Downtown ChicagoDowntown Chicago
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Outline
I. Why study public restrooms?
II. How does one study public restrooms?
III. What happens next?
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1) Potty Training: An Introduction
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1) Potty Training: An Introduction
• In 2008, the United Nations declared the “International Year of Sanitation” to raise awareness and launch initiatives to manage the billions of people without access to basic sanitation.
• The American Restroom Association (ARA), founded in 2004, joined forces with the UN effort and posited that one way to help would be for larger cities to create “toilet maps” available to the public.
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1) Potty Training: An Introduction
• Inherent biases in restroom design and access (Anthony & Dufresne 2007, Greed 1996, Hanson et. al. 2007 )
• Women are more likely to move through public spaces without a car (Bounds 2004)
• Older adults have a greater need for restroom access while out in public (Sampselle et al. 2004)
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1) Potty Training: An Introduction
Source: http://blog.jessitron.com/2012/09/this-is-not-ok.html
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Question One
• Where are the public restrooms, and how do you find them?
– Step One: Check the Internet
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Source: http://www.phlush.org/public-restroom-planning/portlandtoilets/portland-toilet-locato/
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Source: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=59293&a=408226
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Source: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/01/why-portlands-public-toilets-succeeded-where-others-failed/1020/
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Source: https://www.sitorsquat.com/
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Source: https://www.sitorsquat.com/
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Source: https://www.sitorsquat.com/
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Source: https://www.sitorsquat.com/
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Source: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/toilets-map.pdf
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Source: http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/map.aspx
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Question One
• Where are the public restrooms in Chicago, and how do you find them?
– Step One: Check the Internet
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Source: http://www.restroomratings.com/category/us/illinois/
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Source: http://www.restroomratings.com/category/us/illinois/
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Source: http://travel.usnews.com/gallery/Best_Bathrooms_in_the_USA/
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Question One
• Where are the public restrooms in downtown Chicago, and how do you find them?
– Step Two: Find out for yourself…
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Study Area: Chicago
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Restroom Assets
Data Collection
Worksheet
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Restroom Key
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Restroom Key
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• Inherent biases in restroom design and access - More assets in male restrooms than in female restrooms- But… more female restrooms than male restrooms- More baby changing stations in female restrooms
• Spatial Location- Restrooms are located randomly throughout the city
• Older adults, handicapped individuals- Not enough access
Hypotheses
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Inherent biases in restroom design and access?
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Source: http://www.gpta.net/Classes/ADA1_2/ADA%20Plumb%20IIa.pdf
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Inherent biases in restroom design and access?
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Restroom Survey Overview
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Restroom Survey Overview
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Preliminary Results
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Preliminary Results
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Preliminary Results
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Preliminary Results
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Preliminary Results
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Question Two
• Where are the public restrooms in downtown Chicago, and why are they there?
– Who Cares?•Women•Children•Handicapped•Homeless•Tourists•And… men
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• Contests over public space use have even been cited as cause for riots (Mitchell 1995)
• In Chicago, it was found that congruent expectations of public space use amongst its residents have a positive correlation with lower crime rates (Sampson & Raudenbush 1999)
• However, public spaces are no accident; they are not a leftover vacuum between built urban environments
Public Places in Public Spaces
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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/transgender-new-yorkers-face-scorn-violence-public-restrooms_n_1928748.html
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Source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7979822.html
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Current Conclusion(s)
• Disparity of Public Restroom Access
• Prediction of Restroom Locations
• Accurate ‘Toilet Map’
• Rigorous Methodology
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Special Thanks To:Dr. Daniel Block (CSU)
Dr. Gebeyehu Mulugeta (CSU)
Dr. Mark Bouman (Field Museum)
Stephanie Gebel (JVS)
Muriel Marseille (CSU)
Georgette Lifschultz (CSU)
Carol McCreary (PHLUSH)
Margaret Hicks (Chicago Elevated)
Erika Hasle (Field Museum)
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Noah SagerChicago State University
Department of Geography
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.noahsager.net
THANK YOU!
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