Project
Public Toilets Research Unit
Two research projects - RATs and TACT3 - have engaged the views of more than 120 members of the public and providers of toilet facilities. By working with these two user groups, researchers at the HHCD have identified a shared problem that design can address, namely the management of information on service provision. The result is The Great British Public Toilet Map, a web-based resource that provides information for users and providers on publicly accessible toilets, and a spin-off company that we hope will be of benefit to the wider community.
Who it was for and with
People managing continence conditions, public authorities and private companies providing toilets to the public, open data providers and software developers, Ordnance Survey, local authority regeneration, community toilet and business partnership teams, Age UK London and local campaigners.
Partners named in the project record
UKRI, public authorities and private companies providing toilets to the public, open data providers and software developers, Ordnance Survey, local authority regeneration, community toilet and business partnership teams, Age UK London and local campaigners.
Methods, as recorded
mapping, workshops, intevriew
Legacy and impact
Toilet Map (formerly Great British Public Toilet Map); Publicly Accessible Toilets: An Inclusive Design Guide; Publicly Accessible Toilets after Covid-19; Public Convenience Ltd (first RCA spin-out from staff research); Designing Inclusive Public Toilets (Book)
Budget
Mix of UKRI and public/third sector funding awards: Cross UKRI-research council funding( New Dynamics of Ageing); ESRC follow-on funding; Nominet Trust (now Social Tech Fund); Open Data Institute; Mayor of London/LEAP; RCA - AHRC Impact Acceleration Account