AGENCY TESTIMONY
Progress in expanding public restroom access
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Ya-Ting Liu outlines the significant progress made in expanding public restroom access in New York City. The city has announced plans for new and refurbished restrooms, including automated public toilets (APTs).
- 82 new and refurbished restrooms planned in the parks department pipeline over the next 5 years.
- 14 potential automated public toilets (APTs) to be installed in the next 2 years.
- The Parks Department has completed the expansion of changing tables in all feasible public restrooms 3 years ahead of schedule.
Ya-Ting Liu
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As part of this initiative, the city has made significant progress in restroom access.
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We have announced 82 new and refurbished restrooms in the next 5 years in the parks department pipeline, including 14 potential automated public toilets in the next 2 years.
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So this New York City task force and our agency task force were really laser focused on citing these 14 new APTs in our city streets.
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As well as ensuring that the suite of the public restrooms in the parks department portfolio are delivered on time of budget.
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Parks has also recently completed the expansion of changing tables in all feasible public restrooms 3 years ahead of schedule.
