Was at a race meeting in Belgium a few weeks ago, those were standard in the paddock and campground. They have them in Watford High Street in the UK as well, the idea is to stop the late night revellers from pissing in shop doorways, apparently it works.
Heard on the radio last night S.F. is hiring 5 people to go around the city and clean up human waste. Evidently the have a poop spotted hotline and have over 14000 calls so far this year.
The most recent time I was in SF I had a concert ticket. The venue was a 20-minute walk from my hotel. In broad daylight, I was accosted and grabbed at by no less than 6 intoxicated weirdos. At least two had pissed themselves. I took a cab back after the show. Whenever someone tells me they are from "the Bay Area," my instinctive reaction is to take a step back and secure my wallet
I was in Paris for 2 weeks in June and these new red urinals must not have been out yet. The older versions with the 3 or 4 urinals in a circle are still around in a lot of places and are no big deal. They are needed along places like the canal in the 10th district where a lot of people picnic. That's a lot of wine and beer... And the sanisettes/public toilets seemed to be hit-or-miss as to being in operation.
It's a wonderful city, don't get me wrong. It's just full of piss and populated by some of the most awful people on earth. Parisians are #1 assholes in my book, followed closely by the Romans.