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Are you an avid walker or cyclist who uses apps and tools such as CRP’s Clean Air Route Finder to find less polluted routes?  Westminster City Council wants to understand people’s needs when walking around the borough and how air quality influences their choice of route.  The survey will take around 8 minutes to complete […]

As part of our Defra-funded Clean Air Logistics London project, we supported Net Zero Marine Services to retrofit their workboat, Alb-E.  The vessel’s diesel-powered engine was replaced with an electric motor and battery, making it the first fully electric workboat in London. By going electric, Alb-E effectively eliminated its air-polluting emissions, demonstrating how the transition […]

The CRP Team is really pleased to be working with CRP Partners to continue a strategic approach to the form and use of railway arches, viaducts and undercroft spaces across London.  CRP’s interest in these spaces stretches back to its previous Light at the End of the Tunnel programme, which used Section 106 Planning Gain […]

Following a fantastic launch event at Somerset House in June, we’re really pleased that CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics programme (SGL) is fully underway! Over the last month, the CRP team have been working closely with partners to understand their main priorities and objectives for the programme. This has fed into the SGL programme development and […]

Welcome to Knightsbridge Partnership, the latest Business Improvement District to join Cross River Partnership! Together with their members and partners, Knightsbridge Partnership are working to deliver an exceptional destination to live, work and visit, providing for the local community while attracting high value visitors from the UK and abroad.

Only 2 more months to go! We have gathered interesting insights of our micro logistics hub trial in Pimlico, Westminster City Council, so far: 🌷 4 main types of deliveries taking place from the hub: parcels, food, battery swaps, and fresh flowers 🗺️ 18 London boroughs currently being serviced by this hub 🔥 33 football […]

This month, members of the CRP team spent the morning discovering the hubs, undercrofts and arches from London Bridge to Waterloo Station. Unlocking the potential of underutilised space in London for sustainable logistics is a key aspect of CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme. SGL is a Defra-funded project led by Westminster City Council in collaboration with 26 […]

28th September marks World Maritime Day, which focuses on the importance of transporting via water safely, maritime security and safeguarding the marine environment. This year’s theme is “MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on” (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships), which represents the organisation’s 50-year long standing efforts to protect the […]

9th August 2023 was International Coworking Day. It’s held on that date every year as the anniversary of software engineer Brad Neuberg publishing an article that introduced the coworking concept to the world, in 2005. The article’s message resonates to this day: “If we work at a traditional 9 to 5 company job, we get […]

Starting my journey with CRP as a paid Intern during last week of July was incredibly exciting! During this time, I had the opportunity to meet the team members both as a group and one-on-one. They are all truly exceptional individuals with rich and significant backgrounds in sustainability, and they are actively engaged in various exciting […]

CRP’s Communications Project Manager Rachael Aldridge is moving on to pastures anew, after four years with CRP.  We are very sad that she is leaving us, but we wish her all the very best for an exciting future! Rachael’s achievements at CRP are too numerous to mention, but some of her highlights have included: launching […]

On 16th August, we launched the ‘Thames Freight Infrastructure: Design Guidelines for Piers’ report with Beckett Rankine, Port of London Authority (PLA) and Transport for London (TfL).   This report provides guidance on the infrastructure required for light freight services on the tidal River Thames. Aimed at pier owners and e-cargo bike operators, this report is […]

The CRP Team would like to wish all of the CRP Partners a very happy Summer Season! We have all achieved so much together over recent months – another River Freight Trial, a Walking Freight Trial, a Micro Hub, and Rail Freight reports. All of these things will make important contributions to cleaning up London’s air and […]

I joined CRP at the end of June and have really enjoyed my first month! I’ve spent my time so far getting to know other members of the team, and familiarising myself with past and current projects. CRP is a great working environment – everyone has been very welcoming and supportive. I’ve also been enjoying […]

We’re really pleased to be working with our client EC BID, City of London, on a three-month social media campaign throughout the summer. #SummerinEC celebrates all that the Eastern City has to offer! Themes for each summer month are: June: Green Spaces July: Iconic Buildings and Places August: Hospitality Offering Check out EC BID’s social media channels […]

Work continues apace to consider the opportunity for moving more freight into Waterloo Station, London Borough of Lambeth, by rail, as well as moving freight onwards across London via zero emissions modes e.g. e-cargo bikes. Studies are underway by organisations Network Rail, Steer and Intermodality, to: Assess freight rail line timetable capacity Quantify the positive […]

It’s the final month of CRP’s Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) Programme and CRP has been as busy as ever! Here’s a quick overview of what we’ve been up to this month: We’ve been working on an event to celebrate the launch of The London Light Freight Walking Trial. As part of this, there […]

This month, the CRP team joined forces with Westminster City Council’s environment teams to form Green Giants – an unstoppable force of over 20 team members – to take part in this year’s annual Westminster Games! We played netball, rounders and took part in a scavenger hunt around the city. We came third place and […]

CRP were delighted to celebrate the achievements of our Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) programme at Somerset House at the end of June. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the range of innovative projects that have been delivered in collaboration with our project partners. We would like to thank all those who […]

CRP is pleased to contribute to one of the Planning for London stakeholder events that the GLA is running at London City Hall. The Planning for London Programme has been set up to gather evidence, get the views of Londoners and others, and identify issues and options that a future review of the London Plan […]

The Department for Transport (DfT) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has released a call for evidence on the interaction between freight and logistics and the planning system in England.  This aims to seek views so that the planning needs of the freight and logistics sector can be properly and effectively considered, […]

Are you an avid walker or cyclist who uses apps and tools such as CRP’s Clean Air Route Finder to find less polluted routes?  Westminster City Council wants to understand people’s needs when walking around the borough and how air quality influences their choice of route.  The survey will take around 8 minutes to complete […]

After three months of operations, we are proud to say that we have reached our Pimlico micro logistics hub trial’s halfway point! 🎉  Data from the first three months of the trial indicates that in total, the number of e-cargo bike deliveries from the micro logistics hub have increased by 257% in the third month […]

CRP enjoyed greatly the Jubilee Gardens Summer Party on 14th June 2023. We enjoyed meeting the Trustees and learning more about this very special green space in the heart of the South Bank community in the London Borough of Lambeth. There were speeches by Ted Inman, Chair of the Jubilee Gardens Trust, the Duke of Gloucester,  […]

On 2nd July 2023, it will be 20 years since Princess Alexandra officially opened the Queen’s Jubilee Bridges, or the Hungerford Foot bridges as they are known, from the City of Westminster to the London Borough of Lambeth. CRP played a pivotal role in bringing these bridges to fruition, as well as bringing about the […]

CRP has recently launched the River Freight Pilot Part Two – Scaling up: Monthly bulk deliveries on the Thames! The trial is the second edition of CRP’s River Freight Pilot, which operated one delivery per week, for six weeks, over the summer of 2022. This year’s six-month trial is focused on the monthly bulk delivery of […]

CRP is continuing its work with the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), Network Rail (NWR) and the Department for Transport (DfT) to try to get more freight into London via rail rather than via road. The rise of low-volume, high-margin markets requiring fast delivery, such as fast-fashion, have been identified as being suitable for fast […]

It’s the final month of CRP’s Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) Programme and CRP has been as busy as ever! Here’s a quick overview of what we’ve been up to this month: We’ve been working on an event to celebrate the launch of The London Light Freight Walking Trial. As part of this, there […]

The CRP team is really pleased to welcome two new starters – Project Officers Charlie Couve and Sobastian Frazer. They both join CRP with a great deal of fabulous experience, that we know all of the public and private CRP Partners will find invaluable. Within the CRP Team, Katherine Fairfax has been made a Senior […]

Last night was our summer celebration at the Portico Rooms, Somerset House! We launched the Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) programme, and celebrated the achievements of Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL), both Defra-funded projects to improve air quality across London. Thank you to all those who came along for such a special evening, and to […]