Trying to find a public bathroom at New Bedford, MA

It was 8 AM on a Saturday morning and I couldn’t I tried the usual ones: city hall closed on weekends, public library only opens at 9 AM, hotel was locked from the outside, Dunkin had no bathroom at all weirdly.

The best solution was to wait until the library opens and go there. I could have also gone to a restaurant, bought something, and then used their bathroom. But then I’d have to spend money.

I don’t think this has to be said, but every city should have free public bathrooms. Not having public bathrooms isn’t gonna magically remove the demand. Instead, it’ll just unload that demand on places you don’t want it to be. Anecdotal, but I see an alarming amount of shit on the sidewalks and streets in most American cities I visit. And yellow snow too. I doubt it’s because of the dogs.

This is another case where I feel that an environment built for humans has ended up hostile towards humans.