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This fall, Ottawa elects a new city council. To help guide the campaign this summer, we’ve asked people for ONE idea that would make the city a better place – without necessarily breaking the bank. Today, Alan Etherington of the GottaGo Campaign, Ottawa urges politicians (and private business) to improve access to that one facility we all need.

Our last city council made some limited progress in improving access to public toilets in Ottawa:

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• It agreed to add two toilets to the LRT (at the hub stations of Bayview and Hurdman) and promised them at hub stations in Phase Two;

• It funded 10 porta potties for splash pads and sports fields during the summer months of 2018; and,

• For those with a smart phone or tablet, it produced an app (ottpee.ca) showing the locations of toilets in city-supported institutions (but excluding, for example, those managed by the NCC or facilities such as shopping centres).