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Vancouver parks could soon be home to non-gendered washrooms designed to be shared by people of all abilities, families, transgender and gender-diverse people.

A draft report being reviewed by the City’s advisory committees calls for improved “privacy, safety and efficiency through universal design.” About 20 new washrooms are being proposed for Vancouver parks, while others could be altered if they are deemed inaccessible.

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The park board has already set an important precedent with universal change rooms at the Hillcrest Community Centre.

The Washroom Strategy draft document is currently being reviewed by the City’s advisory committees for seniors, the LGBTQ2+ community, persons with disabilities, children, youth and families, women, and urban Indigenous peoples.

It asks point blank: “Do you think that all park washrooms should be universal?”

The City has already installed “trans people welcome” signage on washrooms at city hall and other city-run buildings as part of its Supporting Trans* Equality and an Inclusive Vancouver plan.