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Loo news articles begin in 2007. Scroll down to see more recent articles.

SAFE Group Misses Target in City Hall Restrooms (PDF Document, 511kb)
Street Roots 8-17-2007

A Public Restroom Crusade (PDF Document, 25kb)
The Oregonian 10-30-2007, Stephen Beaven

Leonard Pushes Ahead with Public Restroom Plan (PDF Document, 304kb)
Street Roots 1-11-2008, Israel Bayer

'Portland Loo' Proposed to Solve Downtown's Toilet Problem (PDF Document, 36kb)
KGW.com, 4-11-2008, Randy Neves

Toilet Design's a Fresh Idea (PDF Document, 43kb)
Portland Tribune 4-11-08, Jim Redden

Portland's City Hall Toilet Costs $127 Per Flush (PDF Document, 30kb)
KATU.com 6-24-08

Seattle's Automated Toilets Go Way of Box and Chain (PDF Document, 29kb)
The New York Times 7-17-08, Christopher Maag

Looking for Lav (PDF Document, 266kb)
The Torontoist 8-1-2008, Mark Lostracco

How Do You Spell Relief? T-O-I-L-E-T (PDF Document, 26kb)
Portland Tribune 10-9-2008, Peter Korn

Portland to Install a New Public Restroom on Northwest Glisan Near Fifth Avenue (PDF Document, 83kb)
The Oregonian 11-14-2008, Stephen Beaven

City of Portland Trying New Solar-Powered Public Toilet (PDF Document, 36kb)
KGW.com 11-18-2008, Randy Neves

Public Toilet Trouble in Seattle Raises a Stink for Portland's PLan (PDF Document, 37kb)
KGW.com 11-25-08, Randy Neves

Portland Loo Gets its First Ceremonial Flush (PDF Document, 37kb)
Portland Tribune 12-7-2008

First Portland Loo Opens with, Ahem, a Flush of Success (PDF Document, 67kb)
Portland Tribune 12-8-08

'Leonard Loo' Makes Its Debut (PDF Document, 52kb)
OPB 12-8-2008, Kristian Foden-Vencil

New Loo is a Big Hit in Northwest Portland (PDF Document, 31kb)
The Oregonian 12-8-2008, Stephen Beaven

New Portland Loo Opens in Old Town (PDF Document, 37kb)
KPTV.com 12-8-2008

Portland Looking to Get in the Loo Biz (PDF Document, 30kb)
KATU.com 12-8-08, Brian Barker

Portland's New Solar-Powered Toilet Open for Business (PDF Document, 45kb)
KGW.com 12-8-2008

Randy Leonard: City Should Get in the Loxx Biz (PDF Document, 31kb)
KATU.com 12-8-08, Brian Barker

Innovative Public Loo Unveiled (PDF Document, 21kb)
KOIN.com 12-08

Forget Seattle's Disastrous Million-Dollar Public Toilets; Portland's are a Bargain at $140,000 (PDF Document, 11kb)
KTVL.com 12-9-08

Loo View (PDF Document, 24kb)
Willamette Week 12-10-08, Beth Slovic

Portland Develops New 'Loo' (PDF Document, 11kb)
The Register-Guard 12-10-08, The Associated Press

Prototype for Public Decency (PDF Document, 117kb)
Portland Observer 12-11-08, Jake Thomas

Portland Retrofits Toilet After Freeze (PDF Document, 64kb)
The Oregonian 12-29-2008, Mark Larabee

Neighbors Urge More Public Toilets in Whiteaker Area (PDF Document, 26kb)
The Reigster-Guard 3-3-2009, Shelby Martin

PHLUSH Honors Toilet Innovators, Hero and Champion (PDF Document, 622kb)
PHLUSH.com 3-27-2009

Loo, Loo, Loo, Loo (PDF Document, 34kb)
OurPDXNetwork.com 6-5-2009, Cosmic Charlie

Real World Solutions: Greener Public Restrooms (PDF Document, 732kb)
ParksandRecBusiness.com 06-2009, Tammy York

Portland Loo: So Far, So Good, So More on the Way (PDF Document, 98kb)
The Oregonian 7-12-2009, Michael Russell

City Says it Found Right Balance of Privy Privacy (PDF Document, 26kb)
Daily Journal of Commerce 8-6-2009, Justin Carinci

Flush with a New Contract, More Portland Loos are Coming (PDF Document, 38kb)
Portland Tribune 8-29-2009, Kevin Harden

New Loo for Jamison Park Meets Resistance (PDF Document, 479kb)
The Northwest Examiner 10-2009, Allan Classen