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Cross River Partnership (CRP), a non-profit and impartial partnership organisation, are excited to announce that 2 Virtual Loading Bays are now live in the London Borough of Richmond. The 2 Virtual Loading Bays are located in Sheen Lane, Mortlake and The Quadrant, Richmond and will be available to book, free of charge, for the trial […]

July marks the end of Q5 of CRP’s Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) Programme and we’ll soon be reporting all the progress that has been made so far to Defra. This has included: Finalising contracts for the Waterloo Freight Hub The identification of a suitable site for the Islington Micro Logistics Hub Data analysis for the […]

Cycling in London is becoming safer, thanks to the continuous efforts of Transport for London (TfL). The city is witnessing a transformation, with cycling gradually becoming more accessible and easier for everyone.  Last month, TfL added 35 km of Cycleways across Greater London, including Stratford, New Cross, Barnet, Walthamstow, and Ealing. The new routes, designed […]

Love Parks Week is being celebrated this year from the 26th of July to the 4th of August 2024! 🎉 It is a great time to enjoy our green spaces in London and across the country. Promoting health, wellbeing, and enjoying time with loved ones within your local community.   Love Parks Week is set up […]

CRP have partnered with EMSOL, a leading provider of real-time emissions monitoring and analytics solutions, and London Borough of Merton, to address the pressing issue of pollution and dust emissions from an industrial estate in the Wandle Way area of Mitcham. The six-month project will leverage EMSOL’s advanced emissions monitoring technology to assess the severity of the […]

CRP recently attended the Reset Connect Conference on 26th June 2024 at ExCeL London, which aims to bridge the gap between sustainability, business, and funding. This was a flagship event of the London Climate Action Week Industry leaders discussed challenges such as standardising data and engaging senior management. Emphasis was placed on the importance of […]

In August 2023, CRP launched a six-month micro logistics hub trial in the Southside Shopping Centre Car Park, managed by APCOA, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Delivered through CRP’s Defra-funded Clean Air Logistics for London and Smarter Greener Logistics programmes, the hub, managed by Decarbon Logistics Solutions, aimed to support low-emission last-mile deliveries. During the […]

As part of our celebrations of 30 Years of CRP, this month we are promoting all of our innovative on-line support tools that we have developed over the years to support our CRP Partners on their sustainability journeys.  They are all available on the CRP website and include CRP’s:  Urban Logistics Hub Map  Thames Directory  […]

Our second JUST STREETS campaign, Clean Air Routes, is now live! The campaign highlights the adverse effects of air pollution and how we can all adopt small changes to make our journeys healthier and more sustainable! Avoiding busy main roads by using side streets or cutting through parks where possible can reduce your exposure to air […]

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 […]