Drinking fountains were a standard feature of NYC parks when I was growing up there. As were public restrooms.
People stopped wanting to use the fountains because other people—ugh!—drank from them, so they were infested with cooties! And money was never allocated fot the maintenance and upkeep of the bathrooms, so over time, they grew quite disgusting.
It's not just a matter of having a particular resource. It's also a matter of funding it.
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Drinking fountains were a standard feature of NYC parks when I was growing up there. As were public restrooms.
People stopped wanting to use the fountains because other people—ugh!—drank from them, so they were infested with cooties! And money was never allocated fot the maintenance and upkeep of the bathrooms, so over time, they grew quite disgusting.
It's not just a matter of having a particular resource. It's also a matter of funding it.