Once upon a time, people had to pay to use a public toilet. In this episode we discuss the history, Chicago's role, and the current narratives.

Show Notes:

DNA Info: How Chicago's Fight To Ban Pay Toilets Relates To Today's City Protests

Northwestern: Chicago considers installing public restrooms with revenue from company that manages bus stops

WSJ: The Villain Behind America’s Public-Restroom Calamity

WSJ: When Chicago Flushed the Toilet Tax

JSTOR: The Rise and Fall of Pay Toilets

Pacific Standard: WHY DON'T WE HAVE PAY TOILETS IN AMERICA?

The Dispatch: Ban on Toilettes Disputes

NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/20/archives/notes-highway-sculpture-notes-about-travel-notes-about-travel.html

Bloomberg: Pay Toilets Are Illegal in Much of the U.S. They Shouldn't Be.

Economic Times: The case for and against public toilets

Mental Floss: Pay-Per-Poop: A History of Pay Toilets

AP: Lost History: How 4 Ohio Kids Ended Pay Toilettes in US

Medium: The Pee-culiar Story of Why Toilets Are Free in the United States

Strongland: Remembering the shit-in

Chicago Booth: Why We Should Free the Market for Public Toilets

NYT: If New York Is So Great, Why Isn’t There Anywhere to Pee?

The City: NYC’s Promised Public Bathrooms Still Doing the Waiting Dance

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