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TO YOU.

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>> THANKS.

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CHICAGO HAS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE

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WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC

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BATHROOMS ACCORDING TO AN

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INVESTIGATION BY THE "CHICAGO

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TRIBUNE" THAT FOUND CITY

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GOVERNMENT FAILED TO PROVIDE THE

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PUBLIC WITH EASY ACCESS TO FREE

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TOILETS WITH SCANT INFORMATION

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AVAILABLE ABOUT THOSE THAT DO

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EXIST.

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THE STORY FOUND NOT ONLY A

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PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE BUT A PUBLIC

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SAFETY ONE WAS WELL.

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AND JOINING US IS ITS AUTHOR,

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EMILY HOERNER A REPORTER WITH

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THE "CHICAGO TRIBUNE"'S

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INVESTIGATIVE TEAM.

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EMILY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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HOW MANY AVAILABLE RESTROOMS

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PUBLICLY ARE THERE IN THE CITY

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AND WHERE DO THEY TEND TO BE

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LOCATED?

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>> SO I FILED A BUNCH OF

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INFORMATION REQUESTS TO COMPILE

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ALL OF THE BARRIER FREE

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RESTROOMS.

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PUBLIC RESTROOMS THAT DO NOT

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REQUIRE YOU TO GO THROUGH

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SECURITY OR PAY FOR ENTRANCE, BE

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A CUSTOMER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT

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AND AND WE FOUND THERE WERE

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FEWER THAN 500 OF THESE

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BARRIER-FREE, EASY ACCESS PUBLIC

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RESTROOMS IN THE CITY.

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AND THEY ARE LOCATED ALL

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THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

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WE DID FIND THAT THERE WERE

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SLOTS OF THE CITY THAT HAD FEW

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OR NONE OF THESE FACILITIES.

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SO IT JUST VARIES FROM

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NEIGHBORHOOD TO NEIGHBORHOOD.

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>> EMILY, HOW DOES THIS LACK OF

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BARRIER FREE RESTROOMS IMPACT

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CHICAGO RESIDENTS?

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NOT JUST ON A PUBLIC HEALTH

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LEVEL BUT PUBLIC SAFETY?

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>> I TALKED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE

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WHO ARE UNHOUSED IN THE CITY WHO

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STRUGGLE DAILY, REGULARLY TO

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FIND A PLACE TO USE THE RESTROOM

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FACILITY.

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WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF

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PEOPLE NEED TO DO EVERYDAY TIMES

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MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

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AND IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT

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FOR FOLKS YOU KNOW.

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THEY STIGMA IT IS DEHUMANIZING

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TO HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM

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OUTDOORS IN ALLEYS TO BE SEEN

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DOING THIS SO IT PUTS PEOPLE IN

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A DIFFICULT SITUATION IF THEY

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DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO AND IT

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CAN LEAD TO PUBLIC HEALTH

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CONCERNS AS WELL PASSAGE AND

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SPREAD OF HUMAN BAFT AND IT CAN

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BE DANGEROUS.

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>> AND IT CAN BE BAD FOR

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SOMEBODY'S CRIMINAL RECORD

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BECAUSE AS YOU FOUND, THE

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CHICAGO POLICE DO ISSUE A

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CITATION AND ARREST FOLKS FOR

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PUBLIC URINATION OR DEAF

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INDICATION TELL US WHAT YOU

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FOUND WITH THOSE STATISTICS?

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>> SINCE 2016 THERE HAVE BEEN

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29,000 TICKETS ISSUED FOR PUBLIC

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URINATION, AND DEAFFY INDICATION

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THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

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MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN ISSUED

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ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES.

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THERE IS A SMALLER AMOUNT OF

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PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED

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INCLUDING THERE WERE ABOUT 50

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PEOPLE SINCE 2014 WHO HAVE BEEN

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ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS

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FOR PUBLIC URINATION AND

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DEFICATION.

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>> AND WASHINGTON D.C. AND SAN

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FRANCISCO TRIED PILOTS WITH

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PUBLIC RESTROOMS HAS THE CITY OF

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CHICAGO INDICATED THEY HAVE

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POLICY THOUGHTS IN MIND TO

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ADDRESS THE ISSUE?

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>> THE CITY TOLD ME THEY

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CURRENTLY HAVE NO EFFORTS

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UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO

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PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT THIS TIME.

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>> AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE

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OTHER CITIES DOING AND ARE THEY

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WORKING?

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>> YES.

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SO DC IS A VERY INTERESTING

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PLACE.

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THEY ARE TRYING TWO PROGRAMS.

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ONE IS TO PLACE PERMANENT

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TOILETS THAT ARE INDESTRUCTIBLE

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OPEN 24/7.

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AND BUSINESSES CAN OPT-IN TO

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BECOME A PUBLIC RESTROOM AND THE

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GOVERNMENT WILL INCENTIVIZE THEM

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THEY CAN LEAVE THE PROGRAM AT

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ANY TIME.

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SO THOSE ARE TWO INTERESTING

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THINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

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EMPLOYEES ARE POSTED AT PUBLIC

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RESTROOMS SO THEY HAVE SOMEBODY

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MONITORING THE RESTROOMS THAT DO

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EXIST.

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AND PEOPLE THAT IN SAN FRANCISCO

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SAID THAT HELPED THEIR PUBLIC

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RESTROOM ISSUES.

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>> AND YOU MENTIONED STAT

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STARBUCKS TRIED ALLOWING THAT

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AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF HIT OR

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MISS IN TERMS OF HOW THAT

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IMPACTS BUSINESS.

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I WANT TO THROW UP A MAP WHERE

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THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS ARE.

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PUBLIC PARKS ONE THING THE

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COLORS REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT

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PUBLIC BUILDING.

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I LEARNED IN YOUR ARTICLE THAT

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POLICE STATIONS THOSE ARE PUBLIC

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RESTROOMS THAT ANYONE CAN GO IN

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AND USE, CORRECT?

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>> YES.

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AND THEY ARE SOME OF THE FEW

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RESTROOMS THAT ARE OPEN 24 HOURS

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A DAY OVER THE NIGHTTIME AND ALL

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YEAR LONG IN THE WINTER.

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>> AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T USE

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THEM?

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>> YEAH.

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I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ARE

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UNAWARE THAT THAT IS AN OPTION.

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>> AND YOU SAID THAT THIS IS

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PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT THE

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CITY ISN'T REALLY ADVERTISING

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WHERE YOU CAN GO.

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>> RIGHT.

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THERE IS NOT A TON OF

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INFORMATION.

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THERE ISN'T ONE AGENCY THAT

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OVERSEES ALL THE PUBLIC

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RESTROOMS IN THE CITY OR

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ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

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SO PART OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO

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WITH THIS REPORTING WAS BUILD A

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TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO USE AS WELL

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TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE SOME OF THE

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RESTROOMS.

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>> CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT ISSUE