[Mpls] Another query for the parks people

[David Strand]

This not only hurts park users with children but the
dearth of public restrooms makes it difficult for
those who rely on walking, biking, and even public
transit for their transportation needs.  Having more
access for a greater part of the day to restroom
facilities is one way the city can encourage walking,
biking and even use of transit.

So many businesses have "customer only" poliices on
use of their restrooms if they have any public
facilities at all.

David Strand
Loring Park
--- Jane Strauss <legalspan at hotmail.com> wrote:
> It is difficult to spend significant time at a park
> with a young child if 
> the bathrooms are locked and there are no
> portapotties either.  It was a 
> lovely day on Sunday, many families with kids were
> using the Hiawatha School 
> Park, one of the few accessible playgrounds in the
> city, yet even the rest 
> rooms with outside doors were locked.  Is this yet
> another cost cutting 
> measure or is it done through lack of thought that
> kids might  have potty 
> accidents because no facilities are available?  As a
> parent of a potty 
> trainee with special needs I had to disappoint my
> child by cutting short our 
> visit to go home for potty purposes.
> 
> Jane Strauss
> Longfellow
> 
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