New App Finds Closest Bathroom from King Street Metro

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The newest D.C. Metro Silver line stations from McLean to Wiehle-Reston East feature bathrooms, but at other stations, a bathroom is a rare and valuable find.

Owners of the local HVAC servicing company Michael and Son said they decided to band together and create an online map to help all the desperate commuters with full bladders out there.

"If you’ve ever gone searching for a toilet while on your daily commute, you may have found it to be inaccessible or entirely nonexistent. But, when you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go!" the company says on the map site.

The app identifies Metro stations with a dot and the closest bathroom with a blue toilet icon. Clicking the toilet icon gives directions from the station and an ease of access rating.

For instance, the icon at King Street station gives these directions to the nearest public bathroom:

Step 1: Upon exiting the station, walk straight across the kiss and ride lot and cross the main street on the far side
Step 2: Turn left and walk to the end of the block
Step 3: Theismann's Restaurant and Bar has a restroom toward the left behind the hostess stand right when you walk in.

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