Publicly Accessible Restrooms on Long Beach Island

Locations of publicly accessible spaces, often provided by borough or town officials, frequently go unadvertised and are left unrecognized. This data set presents public bathrooms listed by the Long Beach Island (LBI) Chamber of Commerce and the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol (2022). By combining the LBICOC data with data from the LBT Beach Patrol, it is possible to begin exploring the availability of publicly accessible utilities along barrier islands in NJ. The initial data sets were gathered from two main sources, and then combined. Long Beach Island Chamber of Commerce (2020) reported locations including shower, foot shower, and handicap accessible locations. Long Beach Township Beach Patrol reported locations in 2022 of restrooms provided by the Long Beach Township Borough. The data were then geocoded using Google My Maps and ArcGIS Online software for visualization. On LBI there are a total of 20 publicly accessible restrooms, averaging 3 locations per borough. Of these locations, 4 are porta potties and 16 are running water facilities. 5 locations also provide both outside showers, and foot showers. 16 of the 20 facilities are located on the ocean-side of LBI Boulevard, especially due to the higher number of parks and recreational spaces. 12 of the facilities are located on the south-side of the island, reflecting the higher population density of this area. It is unstated if any or all of the utilities are seasonally accessible. Geocoding publicly accessible lists into usable maps can make a major difference in the use of that information. In the case public restrooms, this information is now navigable and exact to locations that the public may not have been able to find otherwise. This improves improves the recognition of public health utilities, as well as brings attention to areas that may be lacking resources. Evaluation of publicly available utilities located on additional New Jersey barrier islands would be beneficial in assessing the demand equilibrium for such facilities in the state's coastal towns. More information about the extent of the facilities offered should be released by local governments along with a larger effort to increase public knowledge. The dataset on the locations of public bathrooms on LBI listed in a database available to download and access on Mendeley Data as an Excel .csv file format. Swensen, Shelby (2023), “Publicly Accessible Restrooms on Long Beach Island”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/pv9ss6dttg.1 The online visualization generate from these data are available to view on the ArcGIS Online website: https://www.arcgis.com or on Google Maps: Public Restrooms on LBI

由行政区或市政当局布设的公共开放空间点位，往往缺乏宣传推广且鲜为人知。本数据集整合了长滩岛（Long Beach Island, LBI）商会与长滩镇海滩巡逻队（Long Beach Township Beach Patrol）2022年收录的公共卫生间点位信息。通过将长滩岛商会数据集与长滩镇海滩巡逻队数据集进行合并，我们得以初步探究新泽西州障壁岛沿岸公共便民设施的可及性状况。
初始数据集源自两大核心来源，经合并后形成本数据集。长滩岛商会（2020年）收录的点位包含淋浴设施、足部冲洗设施与无障碍设施；长滩镇海滩巡逻队则于2022年汇总了长滩镇行政区设立的公共卫生间点位信息。随后，研究人员借助谷歌我的地图（Google My Maps）与ArcGIS Online软件对数据开展地理编码处理，以实现可视化展示。
长滩岛共计拥有20处公共卫生间，平均每个行政区布设3处点位。其中4处为移动公厕（porta potties），16处为自来水供水式卫生间；另有5处点位同时配备户外淋浴设施与足部冲洗设施。20处设施中有16处位于长滩岛大道临海洋一侧，这一分布主要源于该区域拥有更多公园与休闲空间。其中12处设施位于岛屿南侧，这一布局反映出该区域人口密度更高的现状。
目前尚未明确说明上述便民设施是否可按季节开放，或是全部设施均可全年使用。将公开可及的点位列表进行地理编码并转化为可用地图，能够极大提升此类信息的实用价值。就公共卫生间而言，经处理后的点位信息具备精准导航功能，可帮助公众找到此前难以寻觅的设施位置。此举既有助于提升公众对公共卫生便民设施的认知度，也能引导人们关注存在资源短缺的区域。
对新泽西州其他障壁岛的公共便民设施开展评估研究，将有助于评估该州沿海城镇此类设施的供需平衡状况。地方政府应公开更多关于现有设施覆盖范围的信息，并加大力度提升公众对此类信息的知晓度。
本数据集收录了长滩岛公共卫生间点位信息，可在Mendeley数据平台以Excel .csv文件格式下载获取。斯温森·谢尔比（Swensen, Shelby）(2023)，《长滩岛公共可及卫生间》，Mendeley Data，V1，DOI: 10.17632/pv9ss6dttg.1。基于本数据集生成的在线可视化成果可通过ArcGIS Online官网（https://www.arcgis.com）或谷歌地图搜索"Public Restrooms on LBI"查看。