SEATTLE — One of Seattle’s newly installed public restroom units near Lumen Field was found with a shattered window Monday, providing an early test for a pilot program designed to expand access to public bathrooms downtown ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The damaged window was on a Throne Labs restroom unit outside Lumen Field, one of four solar-powered public restrooms recently installed in the Pioneer Square neighborhood as part of a one-year pilot program between the city and the company.
According to Throne Labs, the damage was reported through the company’s support line at 8:14 p.m. Sunday. Company staff immediately took the affected restroom offline while keeping a second unit at the location open to the public…