PROBLEM WITH A CAPITAL PEE
I HAVE just one word for today: “Pissoir”.
Yes, it’s what it sounds like. A freestanding men’s urinal surrounded by a screen often seen in France.
Put one in Shields St, which has two busy pubs.
The current public toilet situation is dire. There’s a very fancy one in Lake St near the parking station looking like a tourist attraction with its aquaticthemed doors.
The second, at the end of Grafton St, miles away from the city action, is beautifully covered in vines but lacks any obvious signage. Otherwise you have to walk to the lagoon.
The easier remedy is a large slogan easily seen by departing patrons: “Go before you go”. The aim is to encourage people to use the toilets in the area before they spill on to the streets and then think, “I need a pee”.
Too late, sunshine.