Bruno Bernard satisfied with “good feedback” for inclusive public urinals
The president of the Metropolis of Lyon announces that “94% of respondents are satisfied with the current locations of the toilets” and that “almost all consider the state of cleanliness to be very good”.
The temporary trial of inclusive urinals, dedicated to women and people with reduced mobility within the Métropole de Lyon, will end next Monday, September 26. Six months after their installation, it is time to take stock of these devices, which “have caused a lot of talk”, recognizes the president of the Métropole de Lyon, Bruno Bernard, on his Twitter account.
However, despite the criticisms, the results of the experiment would be good, according to the latter. “The preliminary satisfaction survey highlighted good feedback, especially along the quays where access to sanitary facilities is more complicated”, comments Bruno Bernard on his Twitter account.
“362,500 users were able to benefit from these devices”, also indicates the elected official.
Another important point for the Green president of the metropolis: ecology. Thanks to the installation of these urinals, “435,000” liters of water have been saved and the recycling of urine, “rich in nitrogen and phosphorus” and resulting “with the partnership of an agricultural composting platform”, has enabled the fertilization of 43 hectares of agricultural fields.
Finally, “94% of respondents are satisfied with the current locations of the sanitary facilities and almost all consider the state of cleanliness to be very good” within these urinals, according to a “three-week” survey, concluded by the President of the Metropolis. .
A recommended measure
Because if the primary objective displayed accessible by the Lyon authorities was indeed “to test the use and maintenance of accessible urinals at points of requests delivered” as well as to make “more toilets for people with reduced mobility and women”, criticism quickly flared up, coming from both Lyonnais and elected representatives of the opposition. “It is to be wondered […] if they have thought about it at least”, was surprised last April Louis Pealez, metropolitan councilor of opposition, at the microphone of BFM Lyon.
“We all agree that we need more urinals. They had an experience all the same with the Guillotière which was appalling and there, we have the impression that it does not serve them as a lesson”, continued this last.
The elected officials were not the only ones to be at best surprised, or worse disgusted by these installations. “Men urinate in public, there is no private life”, was surprised a tourist from New Caledonia, last May on our antenna.
“In the middle of a square, next to an artist’s work, it’s unbearable,” said a resident at the microphone of BFM Lyon.
The results of the experiment underline “the need to reconcile urban planning, inclusiveness & ecology constraints in the proposed solutions”, according to the Metropolis. “Far from the controversies”, Bruno Bernard intends to meet the health needs present in Lyon and its surroundings, and promises to “work with these results” to achieve this.