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As part of Clean Air Day 2019, CRP is proud to announce that it is filming a video based on our Clean Air Route Finder. The video, that will showcase a side-by-side comparison of a polluted and non-polluted route to the same destination, will premiere on 20^th June on our YouTube channel. The Clean Air Route Finder, designed in partnership with King’s College London and the Mayor of London, was a runner-up in the Sustainable Mobility category at last year’s Sustainable City Awards.

For more information of Clean Air walking routes please visit: https://www.cleanairroutes.london/

In line with the government’s policy of selling assets where there is no policy reason for continued public ownership, Network Rail has recently sold off a large number of railway arches. The primary sale objective for Network Rail is not to prejudice the safe and sustainable management of the railway infrastructure and this has successfully been achieved.

However, some recent experience seems to show that small and micro businesses located in the railway arches could be put at risk. It has emerged that the new owners of the arches have increased rents by up to 85% or are being evicted for not fitting their business model.

This goes to show the challenges in creating long-lasting, sustainable, vibrant and healthy commercial high streets in a city as dense and highly prized as London.

For further information, please contact CRP’s Principal Programme Manager Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

We are looking forward to the launch of the Mayor’s EV Infrastructure Delivery Plan on 17 June 2019.

CRP has been glad to contribute to the work of the EV Infrastructure Taskforce over the last 12 months and is now looking forward to sharing the resulting Delivery Plan with partners and stakeholders.

Chaired by Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, the 16-member EV Infrastructure Taskforce was launched in May 2018. The Delivery Plan will help identify and deliver the level and type of charging infrastructure that London will need to accelerate the uptake of EVs up to 2025.

For further information, please contact CRP’s Principal Programme Manager Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

Today, 12^th June, is the last day to apply to join CRP as an Air Quality Project Analysis Officer or Communications & Business Development Officer. The deadline is Midnight tonight.

If you are a passionate individual keen to help us effect positive and long-lasting change in one of the world’s most dynamic cities, then we would love to hear from you.

For further information about these two roles, please contact CRP’s Principal Programme Manager Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

CRP recently attended the LeasePlan #StartElectric event at the Tesla offices at Park Royal in May. It was great to see how the transition of electrifying fleets has started and what were the triggers to a business changing over. This is the first time that the electric vehicle has become cheaper in the long term for a company car scheme than its popular diesel equivalent.

Now with the introduction of Clean Air Zones in London and around the UK it is the time for change! There were great visionaries on the panel who really want to change the system for the better!

For further information please contact CRP’s laurajacklin@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP recently attended the London First-convened Central London BIDs Forum, on 22^nd May 2019, to offer advice on Freight Consolidation potential activities.

The BIDs are already individually delivering different innovative freight vehicle reduction projects, many of which could be scaled up / rolled out in collaboration with other organisations.

CRP is already offering freight-related services such as Ultra-Low Emission Supplier Directories, Click. Collect. Clean Air and deliverBEST to its BID and borough partners.

For further information please contact CRP’s susannahwilks@crossriverpartnership.org

The Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) project recently welcomed fleet managers from across the Greater London Authority family to the UPS central London depot in Kentish Town, Camden.

Global parcel logistics firm UPS has developed an innovative system to charge its growing electric freight vehicle fleet without the need to further upgrade the local electricity capacity. The system comprises an Active Network Management system to control charging, coupled with an Energy Storage System with the capability to dynamically control the local demand.

The lessons from this project are highly applicable to growing EV fleets, including those in the public sector, where CRP uses its extensive experience in sharing best practice.

SEUL is a 2.5 year project led by UPS, with Cross River Partnership and UK Power Networks. The project is part of the Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial, funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles in partnership with Innovate UK.

CRP have published a best practice and guidance report on actions for implementing vision zero in Central London, compiled by transport safety consultants Agilysis on behalf of the Central London Sub-Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP).

CRP hosted two interactive workshops for the 10 CLSRTP boroughs, led by Agilysis, where knowledge and experiences on topics such as compliance with safe speeds and safe street design were shared. The workshop discussions contributed to guidance for boroughs, alongside a review of international best practice.

The report is timely, as Transport for London (TfL) has recently launched a consultation on proposals for vision zero on TfL-controlled roads including introducing 20mph speed limits on all its roads within the Congestion Charging Zone.

The final report is now available to download from the CRP website.

CRP has published a report on the potential of cycle logistics in central London, as part of our role co-ordinating the Central London Sub-Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP). The report was featured at the recent London Cycling and Walking Conference, jointly hosted by the London Borough of Hackney and City of London Corporation.

The study, carried out by Element Energy, examined what inner-city local authorities can do to support this growing phenomenon, which combats many of the negative externalities of freight activity. Engagement with customers, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) the growing cycle logistics sector, and borough officers, led to recommendations that demonstrate the possibilities for collaboration with BIDs and others to target interventions to support the growth of cycle logistics.

Thank you to all those individuals and organisations who contributed to the study. We look forward to seeing many more innovative applications for cycling logistics in the near future.

The report is now available to download from the CRP website.

This year CRP will celebrate 25 years of delivering regeneration projects for and on behalf of its partners bringing about positive changes for London’s residents, businesses and visitors. As part of those celebrations CRP launched its new look website on 16^th May. The website which can be accessed here includes information and direct links to #CRP’s partners websites as well as an improved ‘search facility’ to make it easier for anyone accessing the website to find and retrieve information. The new website has received positive feedback from a variety of our partners and stakeholders.

For further information please contact CRP’s Carol Quamina

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