The presence of Pit Stop staffers has also helped cut costs incurred due to vandalism, such as broken toilets and sinks, graffiti abatement and replacing plantings or trees damaged near restrooms. That's now gone down to fewer than 15 syringes per week, alongside a notable reduction in illegal dumping. Prior to the arrival of Pit Stop attendants, Rec and Park staff collected more than 100 syringes per week at the three parks, and cleaned up dozens of bio-waste incidents, Aparton said. | Photo: Wanugee N./ YelpĪparton said Rec and Park officials were moved to implement their own restroom attendant program after seeing positive changes at the three city parks staffed with Pit Stop attendants. "We wanted to put them in a spot where they could make a difference, and where people could feel comfortable using the restrooms." Victoria Manalo Draves Park. "We prioritized them, we put them where they were needed most," she told Hoodline. Rec and Park chose the locations for the new program based on their number of 311 calls for maintenance, as well as the costs incurred for cleaning up vandalism, said spokesperson Tamara Aparton. SF Public Works also has monitored restrooms at La Playa and Boat Playground.
It will also add evening shift monitors at SoMa's Victoria Manalo Draves Park, which is currently staffed exclusively in the daytime by Pit Stop attendants. In partnership with the San Francisco Human Services Agency and nonprofit Hunters Point Family, Park Stop will place restroom attendants at Raymond Kimbell Playground, Dolores Park, Portsmouth Square, Rolph Playground, Potrero del Sol, Bayview Playground and Jackson Playground. Pit Stop provides restroom attendants at both permanent and mobile toileting facilities in high-traffic areas, as well as safe needle disposal and pet waste bags. The program, announced by the Recreation and Parks Department this week, builds off of the success of SF Public Works' four-year-old Pit Stop program. Starting next month, the public restrooms at seven San Francisco parks will be staffed by attendants as part of a new program called Park Stop.
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