Portland's 5th Portland Loo to be opened next Tuesday! Join us!

You are invited to the 5^th Portland Loo Inaugural Flush

PORTLAND, OR— The fifth Portland Loo will open at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 31^st, 2012. Located at NW Couch and 8^th Avenue in the North Park Blocks, Commissioner Randy Leonard and city staff involved with the project will be joined by nearby Emerson School children and faculty for the first flush. 

“The Portland Loo has proven to be a very popular, affordable and successful solution to a basic human need that challenges communities all over the world,” said Commissioner Randy Leonard.  “Other cities are taking notice, as we just sold a Loo that is in service to Victoria, British Columbia, and several other cities are expressing interest.”

Located in the Pearl neighborhood, close to the popular destination with both tourists and residents alike- Powell’s Books- this Loo replaces the problem-plagued bathroom that was recently closed at SW Ankeny and 8^th Avenue.  One important group of users will be the neighboring school children from Emerson Elementary that use the playground on the same block.

The fifth Portland Loo will complement current Portland Loos on NW Glisan St between NW 4th and 5th Avenues, on Naito Parkway at both SW Taylor Street. and at Ash Street, and at Jamison Square Park on the corner of NW Johnson and 11^th Avenue.  The location and installation is the product of collaboration among the Portland Water Bureau, the Bureau of Parks and Recreation, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Emerson Elementary School. 

Designed and fabricated locally, the Portland Loo is attractive, functional, open 24 hours a day and more affordable than any other permanent toilet structure.  They are available for purchase from the City of Portland.  The Portland Loo is a modern, public urban toilet that pushes Portland into the future by making public restrooms available, safe, hygienic and sustainable. All the Portland Loos are cleaned and maintained semi-daily by Central City Concern staff.  The City of Portland received the City’s first ever design patent from the Federal Patent & Trademark Office for the Loo.   For more information on the Portland Loo, go to www.portlandloo.com.