City Weekly · Opinion
From glow-in-the-dark roads to clean public restrooms, Utah and the U.S. could learn from the rest of the world.
Urban Living
There are things in life that just make sense, and I’ve noticed that we Americans could take tips from other countries on how to do things better and smarter. Japan has public restrooms that play music to mask the sound of flushing, and some have readout screens that show which toilets are occupied so you don’t have to bend down and look for feet.
They also have air showers that blow pollen off of people and their clothes to protect those with allergies, and even emergency toilets in some elevators (not kidding!) The Auckland airport in New Zealand has a child’s toilet and an adult toilet in a…
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