A lack of clean and safe bathrooms in Denver continues to be a serious issue for the homeless, with city housing efforts making things worse for many.
As an"exercise in empathy," Emily Van Houweling — a researcher from Regis University — asks people to imagine that uncomfortable and urgent feeling when they suddenly have to find a bathroom.
The survey took responses from nearly 200 homeless people in Denver from 2020 to 2023 and found that 77 percent of them considered finding a bathroom in the city to be a challenge because they're scarce, dirty and extremely dangerous at times. It takes a homeless person twelve minutes, on average, for them to find a bathroom in the city, the report found.A woman was caught on camera pooping by a dumpster outside a business near 22nd and California, the site of one of the Denver's largest encampments."Without access to public bathrooms, people had to resort to whatever they can do," Van Houweling said."Almost half of respondents — almost half — did not use any facility.
The city's Finance Governance Committee is revisiting the contract again on Tuesday, October 3, with an eye towards expanding its terms. The city says it expects to"The approval of Safe Outdoor Spaces has created a need citywide to provide port-o-let and hand wash station rental services at these sites as well," according to city documents. Micro-communities are a central part of Johnston's plan to move 1,000 homeless residents into housing by the end of the year.
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