Protecting pedestrians from attack without adopting fortress mentality

The chilling image of a vehicle being used as a weapon to attack pedestrians is one that urban designers have taken to heart as something to protect people against, but not with a fortress mentality.
“You need to be aware of (the possibility), you need to understand really what could happen,” said Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. “It’s how do you build an environment so it doesn’t reinforce fear, it projects a sense of safety.&rdquo