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it's official: these new bathrooms in pdx airport represent the peak of human accomplishment. individual, private rooms. no gaps. a shared sink and waiting area. light, bright, pleasant. accessible. the toilet gold standard. we did it folks

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I think they do a poor job adequately preparing visitors from the rest of portland or even the rest of the country

They redid the bathrooms at one of the middle schools in my town in this fashion (not as snazzy, but functionally the same) and ... it's the only middle school bathroom I have ever seen which wasn't absolutely vile.

Inclusive restrooms should have become the norm a decade ago. (This is a beautiful example.) It makes me want to scream when I see people debating which communal non-private restroom or locker room someone should have used. Those rooms should not exist!

it's all-user, so there are no urinals —  or simply think of the toilets as "private urinals". there is a red/green indicator on the door if it's locked or not.

i dare, that's right, DARE YOU to do some science and time the difference between using a urinal vs. simply lifting a lid. i predict the difference is, what, 2 or 3 seconds MAXIMUM?