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Residents press council to expand and maintain public restrooms near transit hubs
Summary
Speakers from Boston DSA and other community groups said Boston lacks reliable public restrooms—citing maps that show sparse coverage in neighborhoods like East Boston and seasonal hours at Frog Pond—and urged the council to fund new 24/7 facilities and improve maintenance.
Boston — Several residents, transit advocates and organizers urged the Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on March 10 to invest in more and better‑maintained public restrooms, particularly near MBTA transit hubs.
Leonard Libenow of Boston DSA said the city’s online map lists only nine public restrooms in East Boston and argued that more restroom access would make the city…
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