Atlanta has a bathroom problem, long before that first World Cup match whistle blows.
As faculty at Georgia State University, my team and I surveyed public and private bathroom options in 15 key areas across the city. We identified 30 facilities that resembled public bathrooms, but once we applied the true test — free, open to everyone, no purchase, no badge, no restricted building — there were just 18. And those 18 came with major limitations: Only three were open 24/7, four required permission, five were single-stall facilities and only five were located downtown.
Near Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the heart of the World Cup, Atlanta has no guaranteed public bathrooms…