Rezina Chowdhury

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods save lives, it’s time to stop pretending otherwise The news that Labour have decided not to proceed with the previous Conservative Government’s “Plan For Drivers” should be welcomed, but should also hardly be a surprise.

It's not a 'war on motorists', it's a war against needless deaths.

It is perplexing to me that the same commentators who want a smaller state also want Whitehall to decide whether a few bollards can be placed in Birmingham.

Opinion piece by me in The Standard 👇
www.standard.co.uk/comment/low-...

Let me give you a list of Reform UK promises and the diametrically opposite reality they will lead to if implemented. (1/?)

A picture of a tabby cat in a cardboard box

A picture of a tabby cat in a cardboard box

Last month I lost 2 cats (one to old age & another to cancer). They were family for over 15 years. I was bereft and heartbroken. But last week I found an abandoned kitten and today I learned about the cat distribution theory. Meet Duster. A new member of the family!

Extreme weather resilience

The UKHSA has issued heat health alerts for all of England & a high air pollution alert was issued for London as temperatures will rise above 30C. Vulnerable, elderly & children will be impacted most. More information here on what to do in extreme heat conditions

www.lambeth.gov.uk/extreme-weat...

Deputy Mayor Justine Simons and others hold up drinks to the camera outside OSR Restaurant and Bar

A woman in a leotard dances on the 'Summer Streets' sign on the road

Deputy Mayor Justine Simons and others pose in front of the Summer Streets sign on the road

Bunting reading 'BRIXTON' strung across the top of a street

Brixton’s Atlantic Road and Brixton Station Road have come alive this summer with food, culture, music and entertainment.

A brilliant example of our Summer Streets fund boosting local business, nightlife and community spirit - and this is just the start.

Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year Helsinki has completed 12 months without a single traffic fatality, a milestone credited to lower speed limits, safer infrastructure, and years of consistent planning, officials say.

Not a single person died on Helsinki’s roads in the last year.

An impressive achievement which shows cities across the world that road traffic deaths are not inevitable.

www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl... Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year - Helsinki Times

Excellent! 👏

Sign with information about Inspiration train exhibition celebrating 200 years of rail

Three people on railway concourse

Woman sitting in locomotive train drivers car

Woman standing next to locomotive train

I was delighted to join fellow train enthusiasts at London Waterloo Station this morning to celebrate the R200 Inspiration trains as part of the national Railway 200 celebrations.

I even got to sit in the drivers car of a steam locomotive!

Thank you!

Great work Lambeth & @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social

“…90% of our primary schools will have a School Street by the end of this year – the remaining 10% are on main roads... We're now also looking at other road danger reduction policies to put in place near those schools too”

London council weighs parking surcharge on 'supersize' SUVs Lambeth to commission study into whether larger vehicles pose a greater danger to pedestrians and cyclists

Pleased to see this from @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social who has committed to pull together evidence on the impact of #carspreading on road danger. It should be a quick job as the evidence is building daily?!

We need action asap 🧵1/6

www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

London council weighs parking surcharge on 'supersize' SUVs Lambeth to commission study into whether larger vehicles pose a greater danger to pedestrians and cyclists

Good to hear @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social's response to a deputation of children at a #Lambeth council meeting yesterday. Lambeth will consider introducing a parking surcharge on SUVs. #Carspreading #CleanAir

Lambeth Council has launched a bold new Growth Plan,titled People, Place, Purpose, focusing on 4 missions:

🏡 building genuinely affordable homes

🏬creating vibrant town centres

💼 unlocking good local jobs

🌳investing in green spaces & sustainable transport 🚲 & opening up new opportunities for all

These kids would simply not be on bicycles here were it not for the bus stop bypass

Wherever you see new street trees planted, you should be watering them as much as you can in weather like this.

Contractors aren’t infinite and omnipresent, so instead of complaining street trees died please do your bit to keep them healthy.

Love Lambeth Lambeth Council is asking residents to provide additional watering to the thousand of newly planted street trees to help them survive the heat.

🚨Help our new street trees survive the heat wave 🚨

We’re entering our third heatwave of the summer & in Lambeth Council we’re asking residents to help water the 1000s of new street trees (which are regularly watered by contractors) but we need extra help! 🫶
love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-help...

Surprised to see that the Telegraph, Times and Mail don't seem to have written up the study about LTNs cutting deaths and injuries by more than a third. I guess the PR email must have got lost or something. They're normally all so interested in the subject.

UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work Exclusive: Changes to workers’ rights bill will prohibit the silencing of staff who suffer harassment or discrimination

Long overdue and welcome reforms here www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...

Picture of vehicle hood taller than a little girl crossing in front of it.

That’s one hell of an article title. And one hell of an image in the article.

“Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.”

Good idea.

www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...

The aggregate effect of rainwater gardens, swales, and street trees on biodiversity, heatwave mitigation, and surface water absorption, and mental health and wellbeing is enormous.

Getting them into every city, town, & village in the U.K should be a strategic national priority.

Reduced sick leave among the benefits of London’s ULEZ A team from the University of Bath has found that the progressive improvements to London’s air quality by the introduction of increasingly stringent restrictions on vehicles, has led to a notable drop...

New research shows ULEZ & London's improvements in air quality have "contributed to better physical health, which in turn has led to reduced sick leave and enhanced mental well-being."

ULEZ is good for health, the environment & the economy 💚

airqualitynews.com/local-govern...

At a big active travel conference in York, Chris Whitty is explaining how amazing physical activity is for health, and how it needs to be built into everyday life. Those who benefit most are those who currently do nothing, followed by those who do little, he says.

We have also submitted written evidence today. We are extremely concerned about these exclusionary amendments which would make comprehensive safe cycling for children, families & many disabled people impossible.

"Extremely Rare" Endangered Leopard Spotted In Bangladesh Forest Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species.

"Extremely Rare" Endangered Leopard Spotted In Bangladesh Forest
#leopard #Bangladesh

Elm Park Tavern on a sunny afternoon with people enjoying themselves outside and nearby

Families and friends enjoying a drink after work. Tiny kids playing football. Schoolchildren relaxing outside the shop. Elm Park is unrecognisable from a few years ago! @lambethlivingst.bsky.social @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social

Wonderful news to wake up to 🎉🎉🎉

London was incredible! 2,000+ shots & more than 2 dozen interviews!

Here's 50 cyclists in 42 seconds. (3x speed) You could film this every few minutes at rush hour.

Lots of @Streetfilms to come. @willnorman.co.uk @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @hackneylcc.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social

Rezina talked about so much of the great stuff going on in London. She was our last interview of the 4-day excursion. There are gonna be some amazing @streetfilms.bsky.social to come I promise!

Two people standing and talking in a street in south London.

Absolute pleasure to meet Clarence from @streetfilms.bsky.social recently to speak about our Healthy Neighbourhoods, school streets, Kerbside Strategy & rebalancing the public realm towards people.

Urban planning & development hasn’t prioritised children’s needs enough and we’re changing that!

When I am in the middle of a work trip making @streetfilms.bsky.social I often don’t get to relax too much. But today - while doing some filming - it was more chill and meeting some good people! @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @iambrianjones.bsky.social