Downtown Minneapolis has a “leaking” problem: There aren’t enough good spots to take one.
Why it matters: The city’s shortage of public restrooms isn’t only a problem for unsheltered people or touring rock stars.
- For years, downtown boosters have acknowledged a lack of loos makes the area less welcoming for a wide range of people — from people with disabilities to parents with young children.
Driving the news: Minneapolis City Council Member Katie Cashman has proposed $700,000 in annual funding for restrooms in the Nicollet Avenue transit corridor — enough for five to eight “prefabricated, standalone restroom units,” per city estimates.
What they’re saying: “Great cities have public bathrooms,” Cashman told Axios. “We deserve nice things.”…