New Vancouver Toilets Made by CBS

The toilets are supplied by

CBS/JC Decaux (formerly Viacom/JCDecaux) under the City's Street

Furniture contract. They are being manufactured in France.

The washrooms are provided at no cost to the taxpayer. CBS/JC Decaux
recovers its revenue through the advertising on the exterior of the
facilities.

 

City of Vancouver News Release
April 26, 2007

City of Vancouver installs first automatic public toilet

The City of Vancouver has opened the first of eight automated public
toilets in downtown Vancouver. It is located adjacent to Thornton Park
on the east side of Main Street north of Terminal Avenue. For the first
week, operational hours will be 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Starting May 3, the
toilet will be available for use free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.

Seven more automated public toilets will be installed over the next few
months at the following locations: adjacent to Emery Barnes Park on the
west side of Richards Street north of Davie Street; near Firehall #2,
north side of Powell, west of Main Street; near the BC Tel Parkade,
north side of Robson, west of Richards; near the main Post Office, west
side of Homer, south of Dunsmuir; in Davie Village, north side of Davie,
west of Thurlow; near the Royal Bank, north side of Nelson, west of
Granville Street; and in Pigeon Park, northwest corner, Hastings and
Carrall Streets.

The locations were chosen in consultation with Business Improvement
Associations, the Vancouver Police Department, Neighborhood Integrated
Service Teams, and the Vancouver Network of Drug Users (VANDU).

This is a pilot project and use of the facilities will be monitored by
the City to address any emerging concerns or issues.

The automated public toilets that are being installed are self-contained
and following each use, are automatically cleaned, disinfected and
dried. Green cleaning products are used.  The toilets are supplied by
CBS/JC Decaux (formerly Viacom/JCDecaux) under the City's Street
Furniture contract. They are being manufactured in France.

The automated toilets will complement the over 100 public toilets
located throughout the city most situated in parks and community
centres. There are also two large washroom facilities under the street
at Hastings and Main and at Hastings and Hamilton that are operated by
the City.

In Vancouver, urination and defecation in public areas has increasingly
become an issue in the Downtown Eastside and in the entertainment area
around Granville Mall. This project will meet one of the goals of
Project Civil City which is to decrease nuisance activities, like
urinating or defecating in public.

For more information, contact:

Grant Woff
Streets Administration, City of Vancouver
604-871-6966