The city of Detroit has 43 public bathrooms open all year long – just seven per 100,000 residents.
The United Nations declared that sanitation is a human right. Advocates say widespread access to restrooms provides dignity to those experiencing homelessness, and it improves public health for the entire community.
Spread out across city buildings, libraries, police stations, and parks, the public restrooms in Detroit are far from accessible, according to those experiencing homelessness.
