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Cross River Partnership was commissioned by the GLA to pull together case studies and information from across central London about the fantastic greening projects that CRP’s partners and other London organisations have implemented; and how they are improving health and wellbeing of residents, employees and visitors. With the potential economic, social and environmental (such as climate change mitigation) benefits so high, it’s really important for everyone to do as much as they can to create extra and improved green space in central London.

CRP developed a toolkit that supports businesses, landowners, local authorities, business improvement districts and others to develop more greening in urban areas, especially for the benefits of health and wellbeing.

The toolkit also provides great examples of community-led maintenance of green infrastructure, that helps get people outside and active whilst developing new skills. Green projects don’t have to be large-scale. Smaller, linked projects also provide a network of greenery throughout the city, creating new things to see when visiting, living and working in London.

The toolkit will be launched during National Park City Week (21-29 July 2018) and is available on the CRP website here https://crossriverpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Healthy-Greening.pdf.

For further information please contact susannahwilks@crossriverpartnership.org

The Recruit London Programme is managed by Cross River Partnership and delivered in partnership with organisations including Westminster Council, The Crown Estate, Capital & Counties CG Ltd, and The Heart of London Business Alliance. The projects are delivered by CRP-employed Workplace Coordinators (WPCs) and Specialist Workplace Coordinators (SWPCs). The WPCs oversee the mainstream recruitment and the SWPCs work with unemployed people with health issues, physical disabilities, mental ill health and people experiencing homelessness. .

CRP’s Recruit London Specialist Workplace Coordinator Nikoletta Gjergji arranged for a paid placement for her candidate Mohamed to work at London Pride Parade on Saturday 7^thJuly 2018. Mohamed was employed as a causal health and safety officer and received 2 hours of Crowd Control and Safety training in preparation for the day. He thoroughly enjoyed walking along with the crowds and ensuring the health and safety of attendees by patrolling the grounds of the festival, monitoring electronic surveillance equipment, performing crowd control as well as providing information and directions to attendees.

Nikoletta met with Mohamed again on the following Monday for a catch up and to assess any improvements on his soft skills. Reportedly, the experience was something that he would not normally have known about or attended and he is so grateful to Nikki that he was put forward to the opportunity. He thoroughly enjoyed it – everyone on the team as well as the participants and visitors were extremely friendly and he made new friends, learnt new skills, as well as earnt a wage.

To refer clients to the Specialist Workplace Coordinator project or for further information, please contact Nikoletta Gjergji: nikolettagjergji@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP was commissioned by the Central London Sub-Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP), a collective of transport officers from central London’s eight local authorities, to undertake a study into promoting walking as a means to alleviate an overcrowded and heavily used tube network.

The main objective of this study is to provide a palette of interventions that promote the ‘walking tube’ approach, promoting walking between some of the busiest tube stations in central London to alleviate overcrowding and increase physical activity. The interventions range from changing perceptions of the tube network to using wayfinding technology to encourage walking trips.

Through encouraging increased walking, this report supports delivery of the ‘Healthy Streets’ approach championed in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) and the target for 80% of Londoner’s trips to be on foot. Walking tube interventions offer cleaner air, less noise, more connected neighbourhoods, improved physical fitness, better mental health and wellbeing for Londoners. Encouraging walking increases social traffic on our streets that in turn generates economic traffic. The report coincides with the unveiling of the capital’s first Walking Action Plan.

Click here for a copy of the report.

For further information, contact CRP’s Vicky Keeble.

CRP is pleased to have officially launched the Clean Air Villages project, with a lunchtime event at CRP’s Clean Air Together Exhibition at New London Architecture.

The DEFRA-funded project is a year long, working in collaboration with five central London boroughs: Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham. Local Councillors and Officers from each partnering borough met with Cross River Partnership at the launch event to discuss local air quality priorities and how the Clean Air Villages project contributes to meeting these.

The Clean Air Villages project aims to reduce pollution and congestion within ten air quality focus villages (2 per borough), with an emphasis on business deliveries and servicing.

For more information please see the project webpage or contact CRP Programme Manager Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer or CRP Project Officer Kate Fenton.

We are very happy to welcome Yasin Mahmood to the CRP team.

Yasin is our new business support apprentice. Yasin completed a Level 3 Business & Accounting Diploma and AS-level Citizenship & Politics qualifications and decided to take a different route rather than going to university.

Yasin is looking forward to learning lots of new skills and developing his knowledge and experience by getting involved with the wide range of projects that CRP delivers.

For further information please contact yasinmahmood@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP recently presented a Freight and Servicing Strategy to the West End Partnership Board on behalf of their Deliveries and Servicing Group which is co-ordinated by CRP. Six prioritised actions were presented following consultation with stakeholders, which are underpinned by ambitious but achievable medium and long term targets for mitigating the impact of freight across the West End. This is vital for the continued prosperity of this diverse, unique area at the heart of the London economy.

The West End Partnership Board approved the strategy and asked that detailed proposals were developed for each of the six priority actions presented in the strategy.

For more information contact CRP’s Tom Linton-Smith.

WEP Freight and Servicing Strategy – Final June 2018

The Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) was established in 2016 as a partnership between Westminster City Council, residents’ groups, local landowners and business improvement districts to tackle the challenge of air pollution in innovative ways.

Partnership working is key to delivering on that ambition, and this was showcased at the launch of the Council’s City for All Vision on 12^th July at the recently refurbished Old Marylebone Town Hall. The LEN demonstrated the impact of partnership working in action, to make a healthier, greener city, with particular reference to the outcomes of the school engagement programme which is part of the LEN.

The school engagement programme offers a series of engaging, interactive lessons, delivered by experts Sustrans, for schools in Marylebone on the topic of air quality. Other initiatives include temporary street closures for school play streets with pop-up parklets, pedal-powered smoothie makers, and cycle and scooting skill sessions.

The Marylebone LEN was established after a successful bid by Westminster City Council to the Mayor of London’s Mayor’s Air Quality Fund. Cross River Partnership programme manages the LEN on behalf of the Council.

To find out more about the LEN visit www.MaryleboneLEN.org or contact CRP’s Tom Linton-Smith.

CRP’s first ever exhibition, Clean Air Together, is enjoying a successful run at the NLA Galleries. The exhibition has inspired dozens of pledges from individuals and businesses committed to working together to clean London’s air.

CRP is very grateful to its sponsors, the Mayor of London, The Northbank BID, and The Crown Estate, for helping to make the exhibition possible.

The free exhibition continues at NLA Galleries, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street WC1E 7BT until 30th July 2018. It is also open on Saturdays.

For more information please contact CRP’s Brendon Harper.

CRP recently received the inaugural Accessibility Award from the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM) for our clean air walking and cycling routes work. The ATCM Awards showcase best practice on key issues across the UK and Ireland and identify successful projects that they think local and national government and other key stakeholders should be aware of.

Find out more about CRP’s clean air walking and cycling routes work at www.cleanairroutes.london

We are very glad to announce that on 27 June the Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) project has won the Business Green Leaders Innovation of the Year Award.

The Business Green Leaders Awards that are now in their 8th year celebrate the UK’s leading green businesses and the progress these have made in incorporating sustainable business models and clean technologies into their operations.

CRP partner UPS had put forward the SEUL project, which is successfully implementing innovative smart charging technology to overcome grid capacity constraints as a barrier to the large-scale take-up of electric freight vehicles.

For more information, please see the project webpage here or contact CRP’s Programme Manager Electric Freight Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

Archives: News Articles

Healthy Greening Report

Recruit London – London Pride Parade

Walking Tube in Central London

Clean Air Villages Launch

CRP Apprentice

West End Freight and Servicing Strategy

Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood working in partnership towards a healthier, greener city

CRP’s Clean Air Together Exhibition

Award for CRP’s Clean Air Walking and Cycling Routes

Business Green Leaders Awards