As part of a six-month pilot program, Metro announced Thursday that it added bathrooms to three of its busiest stations for riders and a non-public restroom for transit operators.
"One of the challenging issues that we've grappled with over the years is the frequent request by riders for Metro to add public restrooms at stations," Steve Hymon wrote on Metro's blog, The Source. "Quite understandably, riders want to be ... comfortable, especially on long trips across our huge service area."
The transit agency partnered with a start-up company called Throne, which aims to address a lack of public restrooms. Metro added restrooms at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station on the B (Red)/D (Purple) Lines; Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station on the A (Blue)/C (Green) Lines; and the Norwalk station on the C Line.
Metro also added a non-public restroom for bus/train operators at the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station.
Installation of the bathrooms was completed Wednesday, and they are now open for use, according to Metro.