Restroom Locations
Public Restroom Locators
Below is a list of public restroom locators web sites. Please note our concern that many of the locations are private businesses and not public restrooms. While being directed to a large box store or a food court may not be a problem, many people will hesitate when they realize they’ve been directed to a restaurant or other small business. Many of these smaller venues also have limited hours of operation.
The American Restroom Association suggests that restroom locator publishers consider the following listing criteria:
- Highlight or add emphasis to those facilities available year-round, 7 days a week and at least between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm, including holidays.
- Where portable sanitation units (porta-johns) are listed, note if they are known to be routinely cleaned and serviced
- Highlight true municipal public restrooms units and restrooms in buildings clearly open to the public such as train stations
- Avoid listing small privately owned mercantile establishments (ex. coffee shop), unless they advertise availability
- List restrooms in urban parks that meet the availability requirement listed in the first bullet
- Note possible security restrictions (ex photo ID required) that might impact access to government municipal building restrooms.
- Note if the facility is a single toilet restroom that may be current occupant locked.
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Restroom Locator Web Sites
- ARA Draft Public Restroom List
- Australia
- Australian Public Toilet Map
- The Bathroom Diaries (http://thebathroomdiaries.com/)
- Bathroom Scout (worldwide)
- Berlin, Germany
- Marquette, Michigan, Lower Harbor ore dock
- New York City
- New York – Manhattan )
- Restroom Apps
- San Francisco )
- Sit or Squat
- The Great British Public Toilet Map
- Toilet Finder App (Google Play or App Store)
- U.S. Interstates
- Washington D.C. Metro Area (ARA Associate Metroped Inc) (http://metroped.org/sp/index.htm)
- Where to wee (http://www.cintas.com/customer_applications/wheretowee/default.html)
Cycling Resources
California:
Riverside, CA
San Diego County, CA: old US 101
Hawaii:
Oahu, HI
Massachusettes:
Esplanade, Boston, MA
Michigan:
Novi, MI
Montana:
Bitterroot Trail, MT
New York:
Hudson River Park, NY
Ohio:
Dayton, OH
Virginia:
Arlington, VA
Books
Where to Stop & Where to Go: A Guide to Traveling with Overactive Bladder in the United States
by Arthur Frommer (of the popular Frommer series of guidebooks)
Evaluate Restrooms
Contact Us
American Restroom Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 21237
Catonsville, MD 21228

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