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Send submissions for newly added or updated all-gender restrooms and restrooms that are not listed to [email protected] . (nyu.edu)

Restroom may refer to: Public toilet, in a public space Toilet (room), in a private residence Bathroom This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Restroom. (wikipedia.org)
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The City of Pittsburgh has unveiled a solution to help address the lack of public restrooms in Downtown. (cbsnews.com)
The city hopes that by providing public restrooms, it will not only help families, but tourists and underserved individuals alike. (cbsnews.com)
With public restrooms, city leaders hope to provide a place for people to go to the bathroom, other than say, an alleyway. (cbsnews.com)
This move comes after a recent study from Point Park University researchers identified numerous issues that could improve the quality of Downtown, including access to public restrooms, among other things, like alleyway lights and cameras. (cbsnews.com)
72% of the people surveyed in the study believe the alleyways are an issue and that more public restrooms would help prevent people from relieving themselves in those alleys. (cbsnews.com)
So starting next month, a six-month pilot project will be initiated by the installation of three trailer-like public restrooms that will be open daily and have running water, heat, and air conditioning. (cbsnews.com)
Sites for these new temporary public restrooms have not been identified yet, but the study recommended high-traffic areas such as Market Square, the Cultural District, and Mellon Square. (cbsnews.com)
In addition to the announcement about the new public restrooms, city leaders also unveiled a new public dashboard that will provide information about the economic health, vitality, cleanliness, public health, and safety in Downtown Pittsburgh. (cbsnews.com)
We spoke with several vendors setting up booths for the Thursday farmers market in Market Square and they agree - there are no close public restrooms, and it affects them like everyone else. (cbsnews.com)
I think more public restrooms accessible to everybody would be a great thing. (cbsnews.com)
MILWAUKEE , Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national survey reveals that 63 percent of Americans have had a particularly unpleasant experience in a public restroom due to the condition of the facilities. (prnewswire.com)
It's clear that the cleanliness of public restrooms is very important to customers," says Jon Dommisse , Bradley Corporation spokesperson. (prnewswire.com)
The survey also demonstrates to what lengths Americans will go to avoid coming into contact with germs in public restrooms, such as operating the toilet flusher with their foot (64 percent), using a paper towel when touching the restroom door (60 percent), and opening and closing doors with their hip (48 percent). (prnewswire.com)
Bradley's Healthy Hand Washing survey queried 1,015 American adults Aug. 1-5 about their hand washing habits in public restrooms. (prnewswire.com)
All-gender restrooms provide equal access to public facilities for those regardless of gender identity or expression. (stonybrook.edu)
On November 21, a group of small- to medium-sized venture companies based in western Japan unveiled an autonomous ladybug-shaped robot designed to clean public restrooms at highway rest areas. (pinktentacle.com)
What is the worst experience you've ever had in a public restroom? (gamespot.com)
In fact, according to the National center for Transgender Equality's 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 59 percent of respondents in the past year had either sometimes (48 percent) or always (11 percent) avoided using a restroom, such as in public, at work, or at school, because they were afraid of confrontations or other problems. (gensler.com)
Water conservation, combined with a dearth of public restrooms, has led to an olfactory assault on denizens and tourists. (latimes.com)
H 5741, An Act Relating to Health and Safety - State Building Code, is a common-sense update to Rhode Island building code which would allow single-use bathrooms in places of public accommodation to be labeled "restroom" rather than restricted by gender. (glad.org)
Public Restrooms. (schuylkillriver.org)
Check out six apps designed to help you find a clean public restroom to park your behind below. (tomsguide.com)
And some public restrooms can be surprisingly filthy . (tomsguide.com)
Using your smartphone's location sensors to display nearby public restrooms either in list form, or on a map. (tomsguide.com)
A new standard has been released that helps FMs maintain ADA compliance and protect people with disabilities from the dangers of exposed piping in public restrooms. (buildings.com)
According to the ADA, exposed piping in public restrooms must be covered due to the risk of burns or other injuries from contact with pipes that are too hot or too cold. (buildings.com)
This means - to my never-ending dismay - I must regularly use public restrooms. (healthline.com)
While I have built-in radar for finding the nearest decent public restroom, you may not have honed yours yet. (healthline.com)
They are constantly reliant on those around them, even for small things like going to a public restroom. (yankodesign.com)
While there are various organizations that help train such people to be independent, here are some places like a public restroom where they would require extra care. (yankodesign.com)
The public restrooms at Hearst Castle State Park are shutting down for the summer in an effort to save water. (kcbx.org)
Public restrooms tend to be places to avoid. (whitehutchinson.com)
Blueprint will be constructing a 1,200 square foot public restroom with two separate rooms. (wctv.tv)

2016 saw the emergence of "bathroom bills" on both sides of the aisle - cities and universities across the U.S. passed gender-inclusive policies regarding restroom access, but 19 states also considered legislation last year that would override these policies and restrict a person's access to a restroom based on their gender assigned at birth, as opposed to their gender identity. (gensler.com)
Two months later, the US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued guidelines reflecting this decision, providing guidance to employers subject to OSHA regulations - which is most private employers across the country -- on best practices regarding restroom access for transgender workers, namely to permit transgender employees to use the restroom matching their gender identity. (outfront.org)

So when a client approached us last year and asked how they should design a gender-inclusive restroom for their workplace, we knew we had to get it right. (gensler.com)
and to identify best practices for inclusive restroom designs. (gensler.com)
We also learned the importance of proximity to restroom choice - if a gender inclusive restroom is located closer than a gender-segregated restroom, respondents would prefer to use it nearly 3:1. (gensler.com)
The placement of signs outside all gender-specific restroom facilities indicating the position of the nearest inclusive restroom should be incorporated into any new construction or renovations of existing buildings, to the extent reasonably possible. (adelphi.edu)

In particular, the court held that the employer could require an employee it believed to be anatomically male to use the men's restroom, regardless of the fact that the employee lived and worked full-time as a woman. (outfront.org)
It's only 10 a.m., and you're already juggling multiple empty soap dispensers, a jammed towel dispenser in the second-floor men's restroom, and toilet paper is missing from the last stall in the lobby restroom. (kcprofessional.com)

For businesses, an unpleasant restroom experience creates negative customer perceptions, according to the national survey conducted by Bradley Corporation , a manufacturer of bathroom and locker room furnishings. (prnewswire.com)
An unpleasant restroom can also cause lost sales since 64 percent of Americans say they'll either think twice about patronizing the business or will never frequent it again. (prnewswire.com)

An all-gender restroom is a facility that can be used by anyone regardless of gender identity or expression. (stonybrook.edu)
To ensure you are always leaving the best impression on any visitor in your facility use Cintas' restroom cleaning service: Cintas UltraClean. (cintas.com)
Our UltraClean service can decrease your daily maintenance cleanings by 66%, our chemicals sanitize your restroom, our high-pressure cleaning method removes unsightly buildup, our service eliminates your need for costly equipment, and our machinery actually extracts soil and bacteria out of your facility. (cintas.com)
Locker, changing, and shower facilities will, to the extent reasonably possible, uphold inclusive facility standards by incorporating gender-inclusive and/or single-stall locker, changing, and shower facilities in any new construction or renovations of existing buildings, and should assume universal design standards with regards to restrooms. (adelphi.edu)
When planning for a new restroom facility, many questions come into play. (recmanagement.com)
Many precast manufacturers offer restrooms as turnkey projects, including site preparation, outfitting and installation allowing for fewer tradesmen and less disruptions at your facility. (recmanagement.com)
The firm, which has designed "intelligent" restrooms for places such as Changi Airport and Marina Bay Sands, will be dedicating about half of the space at the new $35 million facility to research and development (R&D) activities. (straitstimes.com)
A research study sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Professional found that 67 percent of office building tenants say, "an unhygienic restroom lowers their overall impression of the facility. (kcprofessional.com)

The idea of an app for finding restrooms and toilets might, at first blush, seem stupid or silly, until you find yourself waiting in a queue, out on a road trip, or traveling to an unfamiliar city where you might not even speak the local language. (tomsguide.com)
Users can rate toilets "Sit" (pretty good) or "Squat" (could be better), view other user reviews, upload images of the facilities, and add restrooms that aren't on the list. (tomsguide.com)
And what are usually the worse restrooms among them all are airport toilets (excepting the ones on the airplanes, which are even worse). (whitehutchinson.com)

A neat feature is a search filter for finding restrooms with specific features or criteria, such as restrooms open now, pay-per-use, those with baby changing tables, etc. (tomsguide.com)

Multi-Stall All-Gender Accessible Restrooms, to the extent reasonably possible, should be incorporated into any new construction or renovations of existing buildings. (adelphi.edu)

All-Gender Accessible Restroom: a single-stall, single occupancy, lockable, wheelchair accessible (universal design) restroom that can be used by any person(s). (adelphi.edu)
Individuals who need or desire increased privacy are encouraged to access a single-stall all-gender restroom, when available. (montclair.edu)
No individual at Montclair State University shall be required to use a single-stall all-gender restroom. (montclair.edu)
Individuals who need or desire increased privacy can be provided with a reasonable alternative changing area such as the use of a private area or single-stall restroom, if available. (montclair.edu)

4th and 6th floor restrooms are wheelchair accessible. (nyu.edu)

We continue to advocate for gender-neutral restrooms wherever feasible. (outfront.org)

Each of these trailers will have five restroom stalls for ladies and two stalls for men. (skibanff.com)
In addition, all restroom stalls are being equipped with timed paper roll retractors. (cybersalt.org)
I know of a family restroom where there are multiple stalls and both genders can be in there at the same time. (eng-tips.com)

In addition to finding nearby restrooms in a Google-maps powered interface or list view, Where to Wee also displays ratings for each restroom based on a variety of factors, such as toilet cleanliness, soap availability, supplies like toilet paper and odor. (tomsguide.com)

In April 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that federal sex-discrimination law (referred to as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) required that a federal employee, transitioning from male to female, be allowed to use the women's restroom. (outfront.org)
Under the policy a "Restroom Trip Bank" will be established for each employee. (cybersalt.org)
Curious to see what sort of guidelines were needed in an employee restroom, the photographer, Gabrielle O'Meara, read the posted document seen here, and learnt that the agency supported needle exchange on the job site, and that Sharps containers were also provided. (cdc.gov)

Marshall University has installed a number of "all-gender restroom" signs and will continue install more in an effort to increase inclusiveness and access for all students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. (marshall.edu)

Suddenly, on both sides of the issue, there were protests over the legislation, boycotts of entire states and companies, and many more people and employers left confused, hurt, or even worse, without dignified access to a restroom. (gensler.com)
Lack of safe restroom access has been linked to medical problems such as kidney infections, urinary tract infections, and stress-related conditions. (gensler.com)
while we began with transgender community's experience specifically in mind, we quickly realized that restroom access affects everyone: transgender people, parents with children of the opposite gender, people with medical needs or disabilities, caretakers and really anyone with issues or needs around privacy. (gensler.com)
This makes sure people could have faster access to restrooms. (glad.org)
If you're in Midtown Manhattan and absolutely must revel in decadent luxury, checkout Looie , an interesting startup that for a monthly subscription fee of $25, promises unlimited access to a variety of serviced, luxury restrooms in various locations throughout the midtown. (tomsguide.com)
A Long Island (NY) woman is suing a New York concert hall after being denied access to the restroom. (cfif.org)

However, allowing students to choose which restroom to use could potentially put these students at a higher risk of victimization, since there is no faculty supervision in restrooms. (edweek.org)

In November, 2001, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in a case called Goins v. West Group (635 N.W.2d 717 (Minn. 2001)) that an employer could legally assign restrooms based on an employee's physical anatomy. (outfront.org)
Effective immediately, a Restroom Trip Policy will be established to provide a more consistent method of accounting for each employee's restroom time and ensuring equal treatment of all employees. (cybersalt.org)
If the employee's Restroom Trip Bank balance reaches zero, the doors to the restrooms will not unlock for that employee's voice until the first of the next month. (cybersalt.org)

Either single or double restrooms or modules for larger buildings are completely outfitted with plumbing, electrical wiring and fixtures in the factory and arrive on-site ready to be hooked up to utilities and put in service. (recmanagement.com)
Thanks to the President's Commission on Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity, all newly constructed buildings will also include gender-inclusive restrooms. (montclair.edu)
Just wait until the day that buildings need a third restroom! (eng-tips.com)

Many precast building companies offer multiple pre-engineered standard restroom options, eliminating or reducing the need for architectural services. (recmanagement.com)
Vault restrooms sit on top of concrete vaults (tanks) accessible through hatches for pump out services. (recmanagement.com)
United Site Services ("USS"), is pleased to announce the acquisition of ABC Restrooms. (unitedsiteservices.com)
We are excited to welcome customers of ABC Restrooms to the USS family and look forward to providing Easy, Safe & Clean temporary site services going forward. (unitedsiteservices.com)
Spacious parking lots, gracious restaurants and coffeeshops, baby-minding services, and artistically appointed restrooms! (blogspot.com)
Instead of staff spending time policing the restrooms, our housekeeping staff can focus on other things," notes Orlando Ackerson, resident regional director of Xanitos Environmental Services, which manages a 750,000-square-foot medical center in southern California. (kcprofessional.com)

These restrooms will allow LGBTQ* students, staff and visitors, those with disabilities who may require assistance from someone from a different gender and families with small children to freely use these facilities without facing discrimination or alienation. (stonybrook.edu)
In addition to finding restrooms, users can add new entries, upload photos of the facilities, and rate a particular toilet. (tomsguide.com)
All-Gender and All-Gender Accessible Restroom signage, to the extent reasonably possible, will be used consistently throughout University facilities. (adelphi.edu)
All-Gender Accessible Restrooms with shower facilities, to the extent reasonably possible, should be incorporated into any new construction or renovations of existing residence halls that have traditional, corridor-style restrooms. (adelphi.edu)
Both of our Sprung Tents will have their own temporary restroom facilities. (skibanff.com)
The additional restroom facilities at Goat's Eye will more than double what was previously available. (skibanff.com)
Leading the way in smart sensing technology, the Onvation ™ Smart Restroom Management System delivers data that helps those who manage facilities optimize restroom efficiency, reduce waste and create a more positive user experience. (kcprofessional.com)
Welcome to a day in the life of a facilities manager, who knows firsthand how fast restroom issues-if not resolved promptly-can turn into a flood of complaints from tenants and guests. (kcprofessional.com)
The residents of one of the facilities who cleaned a particular restroom had 18.0 times higher odds of being infected with EHEC (95% confidence interval: 4.0-102.4) than those who did not. (who.int)

Again, sites for these temporary restrooms have not been officially chosen yet, but it is safe to say that as soon as they are, the city hopes it will relieve at least one of their problems. (cbsnews.com)

Within four to six weeks, the entrance doors to all restrooms are being equipped with personal identification stations and computer- linked voice print recognition devices. (cybersalt.org)
He laughed and said that the restroom doors were labeled "M" and "F". In Irish, "Male" is "Fir" and "Women" is "Mná", and obviously she was supposed to use the "M". When she saw the urinals she backed out and hoped no one noticed. (eng-tips.com)

AB 1266 requires schools to respect students' gender identity , including their right to choose the restroom that matches that identity. (edweek.org)
AB1266 will allow students to join sports teams and use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. (bust.com)
Not only does excluding transgender students from certain sports activities decrease school involvement, but many students have admitted to feeling threatened when using restrooms that don't coincide with their gender identity. (bust.com)

Ideally, the restroom has automatic soap dispensers, automatic water faucets, and automatic paper towel dispensers. (healthline.com)
How you dry your hands depends on whether the restroom has air dryers or paper towel dispensers. (healthline.com)

That's why more managers and building owners are turning to connected restroom management systems like Onvation ™ to help them flag problems and other restroom issues before complaints start rolling in. (kcprofessional.com)

Further, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has determined that where a restroom-provider requires people it knows or believes to be transgender to provide documentation or other evidence in order to use a restroom or similar space, but does not require this of people it does not know or believe to be transgender, this is also a violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act. (outfront.org)
Suthar observed that visually impaired people have no interaction with the products in the restroom which leaves them fumbling. (yankodesign.com)
People don't realize that tenants equate the state of a restroom with how well - or not - a building is managed, says Shavonne Williams, Business Operations Leader from Kimberly-Clark Professional. (kcprofessional.com)
We recommend that institutional settings, particularly those that accommodate people with intellectual disabilities, clean restrooms as often as possible to reduce possible infection from contact with infected surfaces. (who.int)

While these restrooms are for use by all community members, they specifically create a safer restroom environment for members of the NYU community who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming. (nyu.edu)
With the introduction of additional gender-neutral restrooms and adoption of stricter punishments for those who terrorize their transgender peers, transgender students will feel safer than in the milieu created by the legislation. (edweek.org)

and specific restrooms disabilities. (who.int)

Since that time, the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that simply permitting transgender employees to use gender-appropriate restrooms does not create a "sexually hostile work environment" for other employees. (outfront.org)
Also, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has determined that a post-operative transgender female was fully entitled to use a women's restroom. (outfront.org)

If the restroom is out of soap (the horror! (healthline.com)
Sensors connected to Kimberly-Clark Professional ™ Scott ® and GOJO PURELL ® dispensers send real-time alerts that ensure users experience restrooms that are clean and fully stocked with toilet paper, paper towels, soap, and hand sanitizer. (kcprofessional.com)

In September 2014, the Minneapolis City Council approved a resolution OutFront Minnesota helped craft and support, which called on those within the city who provide single-user restrooms to do so on a gender-neutral basis. (outfront.org)
Neat features include the fact that Flush Toilet Finder functions even when offline, and can integrate with Google Maps to provide directions to a selected restroom. (tomsguide.com)

Download the Refuge Restrooms app to find more local gender neutral restroom locations. (una.edu)
Where can I find gender-neutral restrooms at Marshall University? (marshall.edu)
At the BART plaza at 16th and Mission streets in San Francisco, Bill Garza, left, and Ronnell Hunt talked about how hard it is to find a restroom. (latimes.com)

These restrooms will be open sixteen hours a day and staffed by our dedicated Clean Team. (cbsnews.com)
Try to use your elbow, sleeve, or shoulder to open the door, or wait until someone exiting the restroom holds the door open for you. (healthline.com)

The brouhaha concerning North Carolina's legislation requiring that transgendered students use restrooms designated for their birth gender reminds me of an interesting tale from my past. (wgbh.org)

This one time, I was in a restroom. (gamespot.com)
The best-selling smart restroom system in the U.S. 2 , the Onvation ™ Smart Restroom Management System is an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that allows you and your cleaning team to monitor the condition of every restroom in your building in real-time. (kcprofessional.com)
With Onvation ™ , staff efficiency skyrockets, and restrooms wind up being cleaner when time can be spent mopping, sweeping, and scrubbing rather than physically checking product levels and-possibly-refilling too soon. (kcprofessional.com)

TUPELO, Miss. -As if Target's restroom and fitting room policy wasn't frightening enough, American Family Association (AFA, www.afa.net ) is alerting shoppers about "10 Examples of Men Abusing Target's Dangerous Policy. (afa.net)
These 10 examples and many more like them are chilling evidence that Target's restroom and fitting room policy-its politically correct answer to a small minority-continues to put women and girls at risk," said AFA President Tim Wildmon. (afa.net)
Since April, AFA has been encouraging shoppers to #BoycottTarget after the retailer publicized its dangerous and controversial restroom and fitting room policy-one that alienated families, along with more than 1.4 million shoppers who have signed the pledge. (afa.net)

Most mine policies require haul truck operators to remain inside their cab throughout the entire shift except for restroom use, attendance at safety meetings, during maintenance and sometimes during lunch breaks. (cdc.gov)

Almost three-fourths of consumers believe a bad restroom indicates poor management. (prnewswire.com)
View and manage your Smart Restroom Management System account. (kcprofessional.com)
According to news reports and the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit, Ekizian didn't make it to the restroom and she blames Hammerstein management for the humiliation of wetting her pants. (cfif.org)

Like anything else we do in life, using the restroom is an experience - albeit, a very private and necessary one. (gensler.com)
With a global reach of 5,500+ employees in 46 global offices, our colleagues were a prime, accessible audience for measuring experience with, or feelings about, restroom design. (gensler.com)

For the Huntington campus, gender-inclusive restrooms can be found on the first floor/level of Old Main, Drinko Library, Smith Hall, the Engineering Center, and the Henderson Center. (marshall.edu)

The users navigate through the tactile mobility system on the floor with special tiles which can also be used to map out other areas of the restroom. (yankodesign.com)

It is called a family restroom and is usually located between the male and female restroom. (eng-tips.com)
A family said their 14-year-old daughter found a hidden camera in the restroom of a plane. (wtvm.com)

If you get any pushback, like "Restrooms are for customers only," buy the cheapest thing you can. (healthline.com)
This type of smart restroom solution - the integration of two trusted best-in-class brands in paper and hand hygiene - is what our customers are requesting," said Steve Schultz, former President and COO, GOJO North American and International. (kcprofessional.com)

In addition to cleaning, LadyBird can engage in simple conversation with restroom users, thanks to microphones in its "antennae," speech recognition capabilities and a voice synthesizer. (pinktentacle.com)
Taking a riff off of AirBnB, AirPnP allows users to put up listings for their restrooms, detailing features and any fees, as well as any requirements. (tomsguide.com)
Users can then book a restroom and arrange details with the lister. (tomsguide.com)

The effort to designate gender-inclusive restrooms on campus is an ongoing project. (marshall.edu)

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