Rezina Chowdhury

Love Lambeth The council plans to purchase properties previously sold under the Right to Buy scheme in order to increase the supply of safe and secure housing for local households.

In Lambeth we’re buying back former council homes to help undo the damage caused by Right to Buy depleting our housing stock.

Investing in our council homes, building new ones & buying back old ones - we’re taking every step to tackle the housing crisis.

love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-to-b...

If everyone in the Netherlands or Denmark started using cars for short trips to the shops, commuting to work or dropping the kids off at school.
It wouldn’t be long before those countries had traffic congestion as bad as the UK.

Image of busy walking street with shops on the ground floor and other uses (offices, apartments) above. The text line says “Wait, we’re afraid of walkable distances now?” Tag line of the Urban Truth Collective at the bottom.

Conspiracy lovers and opportunistic politicians, with some wealthy folks working behind the scenes, have been trying REALLY hard to make us scared of the simple idea of having more things nearby, and more choices in how to get them.

Weird, right? #UrbanTruth

Last time I spoke to PK was at Labour Party conference in 2021!

Great to speak this week at the Garden Museum with partners driving this forward.

Because in a climate emergency, nature isn’t optional. It is vital. Every child deserves wildflowers on their street and birdsong in their parks. 2/2

Group of people at the Garden museum in London

Wild flower meadow

In Lambeth, biodiversity isn’t a buzzword. It’s action.

From 40 Bee Roads 🌸 and 12,000+ new trees 🌳 to thriving wildlife at West Norwood Cemetery 🦉, real change is happening when councils and communities work together. 1/2

Over £50 million pumped into the fight to tackle homelessness Two new funds to tackle homelessness head-on and help deliver on the national target to halve long‑term rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament

I remain committed to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030.

This investment from the government is welcome progress to help tackle and prevent long-term rough sleeping, ensuring those most in need receive the care and support they deserve.

Ventilation and air quality in education and childcare settings

#IndoorAir official | New guidance from @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social on #Ventilation and #AirQuality #HVAC in education and childcare settings www.gov.uk/government/p...

Lambeth to install a School Street for every eligible primary school by 2027 - Love Lambeth Lambeth is expanding its School Streets programme to all eligible primary schools by 2027

Brilliant to see that every feasible primary school in #Lambeth will have a School Street by 2027. Thank you @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social for your strong leadership, and for putting children's #Health and safety first. 💥 💚 😍

National borrowing is falling faster than expected.

Inflation is down.

Interest rates are falling.

Real wages are improving.

And the U.K. is the fastest growing of the wealthiest countries in Europe.

Step by step, we’re getting our economy back on track.

Sorry this is just too funny. 😆

Once reviled, now celebrated, London’s Southbank Centre is a genuine civic wonder The cultural complex’s national importance has belatedly been recognised

‘it was not designed by a big-name architect but by a local council designer, Norman Engleback of the London County Council’
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How the Conservative Party Baked a National Pothole Crisis They even gave it an official name in Oxfordshire: ‘Managed Decline’

I'd had enough pictures of Tories pointing at potholes

It's time for 3000 words of catharsis (fully sourced! And with new numbers!)

(Apologies in advance for the AI image for those who are affected)

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The evidence from the 2 years since Wales set a 20mph default for urban/village roads is clear:-
1,270 fewer casualties
134 fewer of them being fatal or serious
£45 pa lower insurance premiums than without 20
These are big wins for communities, NHS, emergency services and economy.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀

It was very nice to get 200+ more followers this past week. (Thanks @brenttoderian.bsky.social) And so I'm saying hello to all. And also wanted to post a few things here if new to Streetfilms.

I have been documenting streets since the late 1990s and helping NYC & the world make them better.

Love Lambeth Lambeth is expanding its School Streets programme to all eligible primary schools by 2027

In Lambeth we’re committing to installing a School Street for every eligible primary school.

Currently, 45 School Streets serve 50 schools. By March 2027, the remaining 10 primary schools not located on main roads will also have School Streets. Read more here:

love.lambeth.gov.uk/school-stree...

Great graphic showing cities on a triangle graph showing if they are most oriented to public transit, active mobility or cars.

Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

More School Streets now.

#SchoolStreets #CleanAir #HealthyStreets #ActiveTravel #Lambeth

This is about health, safety and fairness — and we’re going further through our Healthy Neighbourhoods work.

My message is clear: be ambitious and hold your nerve. Safer streets for children aren’t optional — they’re a moral obligation.

People gathered in a council chamber in Lambeth for the 2026 School streets conference

Great to host Lambeth’s 4th School Streets Conference at the Town Hall today.

We now have 45 School Streets serving 50 schools — with 16 made permanent in the past year alone. Our goal is simple: a School Street at every school so children can travel safely and breathe cleaner air.

Community energy can lower bills, protect community assets, increase energy security and tackle climate change.

Labour's Local Power Plan is a win all round says @melanieonnmp.bsky.social for @politicshome.bsky.social 👏

✍️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Solid fuels approach in Brighton is going well says @timrowkins.bsky.social but before anything was done, they had to explain to people why there is an issue.

In Brighton, they have real-time measurements of a range of pollutants, focussed at schools and parks. Data, evidence and framing.

York cllr Jenny Kent agrees, saying "health health health" is her message. Comparing movement to how we won the smoking ban with no appetite to go back on that.

First speaker @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social points out that focus on most polluted areas and hughlighting the positives of nicer streets and healthier neighbourhoods is how theyre doing it in lambeth.

Bright-eyed at day two of Labour LGA conference to discuss how we win the politics of air quality.

How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.

A portrait of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

A portrait of Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante.

A portrait of Barcelona Deputy Mayor Janet Sanz.

A portrait of Brussels Mobility Minister Elke van den Brandt.

What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common?

“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social

LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L

Love Lambeth Brixton Road air quality has improved dramatically, and the council wants to go further in their new Air Quality Action Plan.

Clean air is vital for a healthy, fair Lambeth.

Through bold action the borough has seen a massive shift: Brixton Road went from 883 pollution breaches in 2015 to zero in 2024.

Proof that sustained local leadership & climate strategy work!
love.lambeth.gov.uk?p=38081

Thanks to Leader of Lambeth @clairekholland.bsky.social for welcoming me, alongside @impurbanhealth.bsky.social and @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, to speak her cabinet about Lambeth’s new Air Quality Action Plan today! @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social

Ok, let’s do this🙄

We’ll start with an explainer covering:

🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from

And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article

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