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SF Now Has 49 Free Public Toilets Staffed 24/7

Mayor Breed announces expansion of 24-Hour pit stops with 15 more added this week
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Mayor London Breed Announces Expansion of 24-Hour Pit Stops to Increase Sanitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

18 existing Pit Stops will now be open around the clock during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of staffed 24-hour restroom locations in the City to 49.

San Francisco, CA —Mayor London N. Breed and San Francisco Public Works today announced that the City is vastly increasing the number of staffed Pit Stop public toilets that will operate around the clock, seven days a week, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read the full press release

The regular Pit Stop program in San Francisco has 24 locations throughout the City, three of which have been operating 24 hours a day. Another 15 of these existing Pit Stops will temporarily be open around the clock by the end of next week.

Additionally, the City recently deployed 37 temporary portable Pit Stop public toilets and sinks that are staffed 24/7 near known encampment hot spots while the Stay Home Order is in effect.

In total, there now will be 49 staffed Pit Stop locations, with 67 toilets altogether, operating 24/7 in San Francisco.

Overall, the City has 136 staffed public toilets at 62 locations, when park bathrooms are factored in. That number exceeds United Nations emergency sanitation standards, which call for a ratio of one toilet for every 50 unsheltered residents. Now, as the City faces the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, making more restrooms available 24 hours per day will help meet demand.

Where are the Pit Stops?

  • The 24-hour Pit Stops already are available in the Tenderloin, Mission, South of Market, Bayview, Cathedral Hill, Haight, Richmond, Castro, and Civic Center neighborhoods.
  • The expansion will add Mid-Market, Lower Polk, and The Embarcadero to the roster.

According to SF Public Works here is a list of public toilets

See the full list – please note details may change at any time

Highlighted Locations Are Temporary Public Toilets Available For The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

Bayview

  • Mendell Plaza – Mon-Fri – 9am to 5pm
  • 2111 Jennings St. – Open 24 hours
  • 245 Bayshore Blvd. – Open 24 hours
  • Selby St. and McKinnon Ave. – Open 24 hours
  • 200 Napoleon St. – Open 24 hours
  • 1100 Thomas Ave. – Open 24 hours
  • 1900 Evans St. – Open 24 hours

Castro

  • Market and Castro streets (JCDecaux) – Open 24 hours
  • Market and Church streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm
  • 2300 Market St. – Open 24 hours

Cathedral Hill

  • Willow Street, between Van Ness and Franklin – Open 24 hours
  • Larch Street, between Van Ness and Franklin – Open 24 hours

Civic Center

  • Grove and Larkin streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 7am to 8pm
  • 45 Hyde St. – Open 24 hours

The Embarcadero

  • Embarcadero Plaza (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm

Haight

  • Haight and Buena Vista Ave West – Mon-Fri – 12pm to 7pm
  • Stanyan and Waller streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm
  • Haight and Clayton streets – Open 24 hours

Lower Polk

  • Myrtle and Larkin streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm

Mid-Market

  • Hallidie Plaza  (JCDecaux) – Daily – 7am to 8pm
  • U.N. Plaza  (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm

Mission

  • 16th and Capp streets – Mon-Fri – 11am to 6pm
  • 16th and Mission streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm
  • 18th and Mission streets  – Mon-Fri – 12:30pm to 7:30pm
  • 24th and Mission streets (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm
  • 23rd St. and Treat Ave. – Open 24 hours
  • 344 14th St. – Open 24 hours
  • 1661 15th St.  – Open 24 hours
  • 1645 Bryant St.  – Open 24 hours
  • 1850 Bryant St.  – Open 24 hours
  • 150 San Bruno Ave.  – Open 24 hours
  • Harrison and 26h streets  – Open 24 hours
  • Cesar Chavez and Potrero Ave.  – Open 24 hours
  • SFGH, near SE corner of Building 25 – Open 24 hours
  • SFGH, near SE corner of Building 80/90 – Open 24 hours

North Beach

  • Washington Square at Union St. (JCDecaux) – Daily – 9am to 8pm

Ocean Beach

  • Great Highway near Beach Chalet – Mon-Fri – 12 noon to 7 pm

Outer Sunset

  • Judah and La Playa streets (Rec Park) – Daily – 9am to 4pm

Richmond

  • 18th Ave. and Geary Blvd. – Open 24 hours
  • 24th Ave. and Balboa St.  – Open 24 hours
  • 48th Ave. and Fulton St.  – Open 24 hours

SoMa​​

  • 6th and Jessie streets  – Open 24 hours
  • Victoria Manalo Draves Park (Rec Park) – Mon-Fri – 8am to 4pm; Sat-Sun – 9am to 5pm
  • Mission and Seventh streets – Open 24 hours
  • Mission and Ninth streets – Open 24 hours
  • 148 Sixth St. – Open 24 hours

Tenderloin

  • 133 Golden Gate Ave. – Mon-Fri – 2pm to 9pm; Sat – 9am to 4pm
  • 101 Hyde St.  – Mon-Fri – 1:30pm to 8:30pm; Sat – 9:30am to 4:30pm
  • Eddy St. and Jones St. (JCDecaux) – Open 24 hours
  • 388 Ellis St. – Mon-Fri – 9am – 4pm; Saturday 9am to 4pm
  • Eddy St. and Larkin St. – Mon-Sat – 9:30am – 4:30pm
  • Willow and Larkin streets – Open 24 hours
  • Leavenworth and Turk streets – Open 24 hours
  • O’Farrell and Taylor streets – Open 24 hours
  • 116 Turk St. – Open 24 hours