The problem with “privately owned public space” is that it tends to reduce demand for actual public space; the majority of people never do anything that would o

The problem with “privately owned public space” is that it tends to reduce demand for actual public space; the majority of people never do anything that would offend the land owner, so never see the problem, while e.g. political speech, actual freedom, and all the other great things we get out of public space are silenced.