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We are excited to share that Westminster City Council’s and Cross River Partnership’s Pimlico micro logistics hub project was recognised as a finalist at the MJ Awards on 21st June in the ‘Best Transport Decarbonisation Project’ category.  Although we did not win this time, we are delighted to have been shortlisted among such distinguished organisations!  […]

CRP is pleased to inform you that the Just Streets consortium had a successful site visit to Amsterdam earlier this month. We visited Amsterdam to see street interventions that fostered fairer, safer, more inclusive streets. We visited:  The Rijnbuurt District to explore how to repurpose end-of-life infrastructure to meet residents’ current and future needs.  Frans […]

Over the past few months, the CRP team has been busy working on securing permissions for the Waterloo Freight Hub to deliver a 6-Month Road-Fed Trial from a small space in the Waterloo undercroft.   Parcels will arrive in the undercroft in 2 van trips in the morning, before being sorted and sent by up to […]

This month has seen a lot of progress for CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme, particularly with our Digital Kerbside Management Trial. The trial uses Grid Smarter Cities Virtual Loading Bay technology to dynamically manage the kerbside, helping to improve congestion and air quality in the local area.  Here’s a quick overview of what’s been […]

Are you considering transitioning to Electric Vehicles (EV’s) and unsure where to start? 🔌 As part of our Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funded Smarter Greener Logistics programme, CRP has designed an EV Information Leaflet which provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits and funding available to support the transition to EV’s. Read […]

As part of celebrating 30 years of CRP, we have been hearing from 30 individuals who have shaped CRP significantly during its long history.  🥂 Huge thank you to the 30 Shapers that took part in this campaign, that ran over the month of May.  The 30 Shapers campaign showed the global reach of CRP, […]

University of Westminster’s Transport and Mobilities Research Group is looking for a Research Fellow with a strong background in transport and mobilities research, and experience in project management. The fellow will work with them on Just Streets, a project funded by Horizon Europe.    The fellow will work with the Group on successful approaches to guiding […]

After nine fulfilling years of being your trusted resource for finding alternative walking and cycling routes to reduce your exposure to air pollution, we will shut down our Clean Air Route Finder on Thursday, 4 July 2024.   We sincerely appreciate your support and trust in Clean Air Route Finder.  We recognize that this news may […]

This week marks the 6th annual London Climate Action Week (LCAW)!  The aim of the festival is to bring together world-leading climate professionals and organisations from London and across the globe with local individuals and communities to explore the complex realities of London in relation to global climate action. The festival sees over 300 diverse […]

In early June, the CRP team were joined by visitors from Stockholm and Gothenburg to share knowledge and learnings from projects on freight and air quality that have been implemented in London.   The visit was coordinated by C40 Cities and the Greater London Authority, and will support Stockholm in promoting and rolling out opportunities for […]

Last month, we were joined by our 14 project partners and the Greater London Authority to officially launch Healthy Streets Everyday II, a 3-year programme promoting active travel and green infrastructure under the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund.  Healthy Streets Everyday II will build on the success of MAQF3-funded programme Healthy Streets Everyday, led by Cross River […]

London Rivers Week is a week-long annual campaign inspiring the public to celebrate all of London’s rivers and the many projects taking place to protect them.   London Rivers Week 2024 is celebrating its eighth year and is taking place from 22nd June to 30th June. This year’s theme is ‘London is a river city’, with […]

CRP’s Fiona Coull will be speaking at the Sustainable Supply Chain Conference on Tuesday 25th June.   The conference (which is being held at 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB) aims to highlight the untapped opportunity of supply chain decarbonisation. As part of this, Fiona will be sharing learnings from CRP’s London Light Freight Walking Trial, […]

Cross River Partnership (CRP), a non-profit and impartial partnership organisation, are excited to announce that the Watling Street Virtual Loading Bay is now live in the City of London Corporation. The Virtual Loading Bay is located outside of the Ye Olde Watling pub and will be available to book, free of charge, for a trial […]

We are excited to have launched the first of five campaigns to raise awareness about fairer, safer and more accessible street.  These awareness campaigns are part of our remit for JUST STREETS, our latest European project funded by Horizon EU and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).  The project aims to create streets that are sustainable […]

CRP attended Solar and Storage Live London 2024, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition, held at London Excel on Tuesday 30th of April. The event was held over two days and included over 450 exhibitors from across the globe with the opportunity to showcase innovation within EV and EV charging as well as solutions to […]

CRP held its twice-yearly CRP Board meeting with all of its public, private, strategic and voluntary partners on 18th April 2024.    The CRP Board partners approved CRP’s 2024-25 Annual Report and Business Plan, supported their ongoing UK and European fundraising plans, and agreed to pay their 2024-25 CRP membership fees in order to contribute to […]

CRP is very happy to be running its 30 Shapers of CRP campaign this month, celebrating some of the individuals who have made such amazing contributions to its delivery activity over its 30 year history.  We would like to thank all 30 Shapers for participating in this campaign so willingly!  We have had contributions from […]

May is looking like an exciting month for CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme. Here’s a quick look at some of the things we’re doing to help minimise the impact of freight and improve air quality:   We’re addressing feedback from low emission couriers following our recent ‘open day’ at a potential urban logistics hub site […]

CRP is pleased to publish its Annual Report and Business Plan 2023 – 2025. This was signed off by the CRP Board at its most recent meeting in April 2024.   This year, CRP launch a special 30th anniversary edition Annual Report and Business Plan, with dedicated pages reflecting on CRP’s many achievements over its lifetime […]

CRP were delighted to attend the launch of the City of London Corporation’s City Plan 2040. The launch event was hosted by New London Architecture and took place at The London Centre in the City of London.  The City Plan 2040 is a plan for the development of the Square Mile, setting the City Corporation’s […]

We’re proud to support the Mental Health Foundation this Mental Health Awareness Week (13th to 19th May). Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all.   This year’s theme is movement: moving more for our mental health.   Moving our bodies is important for our mental health. Yet research by the […]

On Thursday 18th April, under a bright sunny sky, representatives from Cross River Partnership, Decarbon Logistics Solutions, and London Borough of Islington embarked on a visit accompanied by couriers. We all converged towards the Business Design Centre – a potential site identified for our next micro-logistics hub trial. Eight potential couriers, eager to explore the […]

After successfully securing Mayor of London funding, CRP has initiated its Healthy Streets Everyday II (HSE II) programme over the past month. We’ve started collaborating with our 12 programme partners, comprising of 6 local authorities and 6 BIDs, to implement projects aimed at enhancing air quality across London in the coming 3 years.  HSE II […]

The Urban Tree Festival is an annual community celebration of trees, including their benefits, beauty, majesty, and magic, in cities, towns and all urban environments.  Events, celebrations, walks, talks and storytelling are held across London and the UK, bringing all our communities together to educate, inspire and share their enjoyment of trees.  CRP are continuing […]

The start of the new financial year marks the half way point for CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme! Although a lot has been achieved in the last 6 months, April marks a key milestone where our focus shifts from project development to project delivery.  Consequently, this month has seen the start of three exciting […]

Charge point operator, Believ,  a participant in our Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme, recently reported that numerous local authorities are struggling to deploy new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.  According to the report, many local authorities in the UK are facing challenges in implementing their plans for EV infrastructure, with two-thirds of them not having […]

Cross River Partnership and Westminster City Council are thrilled to have been shortlisted in the MJ Awards ‘Best Transport Decarbonisation Project’ category for our Pimlico Micro Logistics Hub. This category recognises the innovative approach to the strategy and delivery of localised transport decarbonisation projects, making quantifiable differences to the environment and local communities. ☁️  CRP and WCC […]

We have exciting insights to share regarding our 6-month Wandsworth Micro Logistics Hub Trial which recently came to an end. It’s now time to reflect on its achievements! 🚲 3 cargo bikes were operating at the hub 📍 8,083 miles travelled by cargo bikes over 6 months 📦 63,306 total deliveries in total over the trial […]

CRP is really pleased to have secured £0.5 million of Horizon Europe funding, for the first time since Brexit occurred!  The project, called JUST STREETS, encompasses a team of 30 partners from 17 countries, including 12 cities representing more than 4.5 million citizens.  JUST STREETS will tackle fair and sustainable travel and use of streets […]