Jo

A chartered urban planner, policy adviser, a laid back cyclist (#orro) & a fluffy dog owner.
**own views**

[World Thrombosis Day @thrombosisday]

DYK 1 in 20 people will have a VTE at some time in their life & risk increases with age? Check out this new educational leaflet on #VTE presented by @NHSResolution.

Don't forget this week is #NTW23 hosted by @ThrombosisUK. Explore their activities!

https://t.co/vyLmSfd8Mb

[Pravina Rudra @Pravina_R]

I wrote about why women must rise up, as one, to abolish hen weekends. Apart from the reductiveness (women-only!) and weird competitiveness of them, I refuse to spend £400 on a weekend of penis straws and prosecco that largely resembles living in Clapham x https://t.co/HQAu3cm9Yd

[Impact on Urban Health @ImpUrbanHealth]

We're excited to be working with the @futureofldn to bring together a broad range of organisations that understand the deep links between our health and our homes, and look forward to innovative approaches the Health and Housing Impact Network will foster.

[UCL Inst. for Environmental Design and Engineering @UCL_IEDE]

COVID-19 has seen the way we use our homes expand. But how can we adjust the indoor soundscape of our homes to suit this multiplicity of new uses? Read about our research on indoor soundscapes in lockdown and beyond in the @BartlettUCL #AnnualReview https://t.co/zzAfxT4Bbw

[Stephen Hull @stephenbhull]

Bit of spare time on my hands today so I audited the unopened Quality Street tin. Just 4 purples (4.7%) and yet a massive 11 (12.9%) orange ones. Another blow for 2020. Who do I complain to? #inequalitystreet

[Jo @Orrojo100]

Arlington House, Margate, Kent #october2020 @C20Society #HarryPage20 #entry1 #nofilter #noedit

[GoParksLondon* @goparkslondon]

Stretching over three boroughs, the River Wandle Valley is an exceptional #London green space to explore. Find it on our site and check out our map for more than 4000 other free parks & public spaces.
https://t.co/qLYqki87N4
@CPRELondon @cllr_alambritis @ruthdombey @RaviGovindia1

[Jo @Orrojo100]

@SarahCary @EnfieldCouncil Looking good @SarahCary
@EnfieldCouncil
@PpeterPeter & @HTADesignLLP planning!

[Jo @Orrojo100]

Just posted a photo @ Margate, Kent https://t.co/2yQsANu5m9

[Flora Samuel @FloraBSamuel]

https://t.co/oeDPmrvrlx

[Colin McFarlane @ColinMcFarlane3]

How is Covid-19 impacting urban density? 1-year postdoc position to work on that with me, focussing on London, New York & Milan, as part of the @ERC_Research DenCity project (https://t.co/7ipiSxzdSe) at Durham Geography. Apply by 29th Oct: https://t.co/q6vhvCKL9H @GeogDurham

[Town & Country Planning Association @theTCPA]

The TCPA has today launched a free online archive of our journal, Town & Country Planning.

For over 100 years, our journal has provided a platform for sharing and challenging ideas of placemaking.

We're very excited about sharing it!

Browse it free: https://t.co/24NpMc7SV6

[CPRE London @CPRELondon]

Black Girls Hike (@UkBgh) is a safe walking community for black women to enjoy the outdoors in and around cities!

We recently chatted to the London Regional Leader Oge Ejizu to find out more about how important the group is ✊🏿✊🏼

Find out more below ⬇️

https://t.co/fT22EHJizg

[GoParksLondon* @goparkslondon]

https://t.co/pJGBMCXfd7 loves a hedge.

Good for wildlife

Good for carbon capture

Good for soil retention

Good as wind breaks

Good for hedgerow food

Good for absorbing road noise

Good intrinsically and while they may need trimming, they don't need paint/preservative.

[Jo @Orrojo100]

@puntofisso By colour...

[David Buck (also @davidjbuck.bsky.social) @davidjbuck]

Worth reading, if you want to have a chance of influencing policy > https://t.co/cdgB6ixJFH

[Flora Samuel @FloraBSamuel]

Here is an interesting report to back up what we all know in our hearts https://t.co/pWLXUqGMlY @housingevidence @elanorwarwick

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Webinar on Planning for the Future White Paper ON FRIDAY. LA, private sec & academic speakers on unique opportunity chance to shape policy to create physical places & communities that improve health & reduce inequalities. Environment shapes behaviour. https://t.co/uM1yHHJ1MO

[ArtDog Gallery @artdoglondon]

Our new gallery will look like this! The address will be 23 Brockley Rise, se23 1jg, get on our mailing list on https://t.co/IZR8pKwH1Y to keep up to date with opening and exhibitions. We will also be offering framing.
#se23 #modernart #buyart @AAFLondon #affordableartfairuk

[Jo Birch @_JoBirch]

Just launched - this neat blue-green infrastructure/health report launched today is a great resource aimed at practitioners @juliathrift @HiPNetworkUK @TCPAHealth @Mell_GIPlanning @DrSamHayes1 @hehoyle1 @catherine_max @DrNicolaDempsey @jorgensen_anna @clarerishbeth @juliandobson