Freedom To Flush (For A Quarter)

I have to commend John Street. He saw a problem. He leaped into action. He found a solution. He implemented it.

And now Philadelphia has one more high-tech pay toilet at City Hall than it had before.

Oh, yes. Within a week, the city’s first pay toilet — costing a cool 25 cents — will open at City Hall, possibly in William Penn’s hat. It apparently sanitizes itself after every use within 50 seconds, although waiting for a minute outside a stupid pay toilet for almost a minute after the previous person is done seems pretty annoying.

Still, a sanitized bathroom for a quarter at City Hall. What does KYW 1060’s Mike Dunn think about it?

Public property commissioner Joan Schlotterbeck says that first pay toilet will be ready to flush in about a week, and it will cost just a quarter to use:

“Walk into the space, use the facility, doors open after you’ve finished, and the entire inside is sanitized and prepared for the next use.”

(Dunn:) “All for 25 cents. That’s a bargain.”

“I would think so.”

A bargain. Indeed.

City Hall to Get High-Tech Pay Toilet [KYW 1060]