Public (Space) Under Siege Outside TTC Stations

There’s a war raging across Toronto for our attention. The battleground: the public space outside TTC station entrances. On any given weekday, commuters, especially those getting on and off at busy hubs, can expect to be bombarded by freebie-distributors, marketers, and salespeople. On top of the old standbys, individuals asking for spare change or handing out apocalyptic pamphlets, riders now have to contend with newspapers being shoved their way, binder-armed youths asking for charity subscriptions, marketers pushing pretty much everything, and the occasional bank peddling credit cards (though sometimes the TTC is gracious enough to let them set up shop in-station).