There is no foolproof way of stopping urban vehicular terrorism; it is a nasty characteristic of the times that we live in. And though this issue calls for transforming public space, "transforming" does not have to be ugly, or authoritarian, or even overly noticeable. By bringing together multiple sectors of society, from government to members of the private sector to architects and urban planners, cities can and should create public spaces with both security and urban dwellers in mind. Some cities are already doing this; according to Citylab, when a car crashed through Times Square earlier this year resulting in the death of one person, the fact that the incident did not result in even greater tragedy was attributed to the square's pedestrian-friendly redesign that made it harder for cars to use the space. And creative measures have been popping up in cities all over that are used to prevent both terrorism and general issues with traffic. For example, security and aesthetic are conflating in Florence, where large and colorful flower planters have been put up in lieu of concrete barriers to complement the city's old-world beauty. What the incident in New York shows is that policy change needs to go hand in hand with security and design change. According to Citylab, policy change has proven successful in London, where surge pricing for systems of transit during peak hours has brought traffic accidents down by a whopping 40 percent. Though past calls for stricter regulations against cars driving on bike paths in New York have fallen on deaf ears, a new conversation could be opened in the wake of this attack. It is unfortunate that making cities more pedestrian-friendly also opens up a whole new avenue of security issues, but with innovative designs and policies that reduce the prevalence of driving in general, cities can cleverly curb the chances of both traffic accidents and terror incidents while still maintaining their urban aesthetic.