Streets should feel safe to all users, especially for the most vulnerable using streets after dark. Buildings play an active role in providing natural surveillance to streets and ensuring there are the necessary people and eyes on the street to feel safe

Refers to street frontages where there is an active visual engagement between those in the street and those on the ground and upper floors of buildings. This quality is assisted where the front facade of buildings, including the main entrance, faces and opens towards the street. Ground floors may accommodate uses such as cafes, shops or restaurants. However, for a frontage to be active, it does not necessarily need to be a retail use, nor have continuous windows. A building’s upper floor windows and balconies may also contribute to the level of active frontageMaking frontages ‘active’ adds interest, life and vitality to the public realm. This means:
•  frequent doors and windows, with few blank walls;
• narrow frontage buildings, giving vertical rhythm to the street scene;
• articulation of facades, with projections such as bays and porches incorporated, providing a welcoming feeling; and, on occasion,
• lively internal uses visible from the outside, or spilling onto the street.
. Active frontages can provide informal surveillance opportunities and often improve the vitality and safety of an area. The measures of active frontageMaking frontages ‘active’ adds interest, life and vitality to the public realm. This means:
•  frequent doors and windows, with few blank walls;
• narrow frontage buildings, giving vertical rhythm to the street scene;
• articulation of facades, with projections such as bays and porches incorporated, providing a welcoming feeling; and, on occasion,
• lively internal uses visible from the outside, or spilling onto the street.
may be graded from high to low activity.