Sep 11, 2026
If you've walked extensively around Atlanta, you'll know that
toilets can be hard to find for anyone, but they're especially
inaccessible to people who can't afford to buy something at a store
just to use their private facilities. Hannah Palmer has a lot to
say about the great need for public toilets in the city, which is a
subject she covered in a great
essay for the How I'd Fix Atlanta series.
Palmer is a an Atlanta-based writer and artist who authored the
book The Pool
is Closed: Segregation, Summertime, and the Search for a Place to
Swim (2024).
Note: this interview was recorded in 2024.
Related reading:
More Than Half of Atlanta’s Restrooms Inaccessible to the Public,
GSU Study Finds More Than Half of Atlanta’s Restrooms Inaccessible
to the Public, GSU Study Finds
https://news.gsu.edu/2026/07/07/more-than-half-of-atlantas-restrooms-inaccessible-to-the-public-gsu-study-finds/