News on Redbridge Active Travel

As part of this active travel blog, we want to help amplify the voices of our residents. In this spirit, Khatira, one of our Child Friendly Redbridge ambassadors has shared her thoughts on the importance of active and sustainable travel.

Khatira Kazemi, Mayfield School, Year 11.

"The main reason I have started walking is to be able to have a little break from the continuous home atmosphere and it's been proven that 30 minutes of walking is very beneficial for your health, both mentally and physically.

The other main reason is just how much risk you are putting yourself in when using public transport. From this, the carbon emissions all around the world and in big cities such as London have reduced significantly due to less travel which is probably the best and only good thing that has come out of lockdown.

I used to take public transport for places that took around half an hour to walk to. Now I have been walking those distances and I think I will carry on to even after lockdown eases to avoid using public transport and putting myself at risk.

I would recommend young people and anyone in general to walk or cycle more as you can listen to your favourite music, podcast, audiobooks or to catch up with friends and family. My only concern for after schools open, is that young people who live far away from their schools will have no choice but to take public transport, especially those with working parents. "