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Letter to the Editor, published by AirQualityNews.com, from Cross River Partnership partners, including:

Penny Alexander, Chief Executive, Baker Street Quarter Partnership
Peter Williams, Chief Executive, Better Bankside BID
Simon Pitkeathley, Chief Executive, Camden Town Unlimited and Euston Town BIDs
Lee Lyons, Chief Operating Officer, The Fitzrovia Partnership
James Sackley, Project Manager, Hatton Garden BID
Cllr Lib Peck, Leader of Lambeth Council
Kay Buxton, Chief Executive, Marble Arch BID
Dee Corsi, Chief Operating Officer, New West End Company
Nadia Broccardo, Chief Executive, Team London Bridge
Aseem Sheikh, Chair, VauxhallOne BID
David Beamont, Operations Manager, Victoria BID
Ben Stephenson, Chief Executive, WeAreWaterloo BID
Cllr David Harvey, Cabinet Member for Environment, Sports and Community, Westminster City Council

Dear Editor

Support for Mayor’s new T-Charge

As business groups and local authorities based in and around central London we strongly welcome the introduction of T-charge on the 23rd October.

Air pollution is not only bad for our health, it’s bad for business. If we want to continue to attract and keep staff, investment, tourists, and major international conferences and events to London we need to address the air pollution crisis. Furthermore, by addressing this issue, and making London’s air cleaner and its environment more pleasant, we can give ourselves the edge over other world cities, which is even more important in the wake of Brexit.

The T-charge is the start of a step change in London that will be good for people and good for business. It’s just the beginning of the action that we need to see. We need to see the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in place and expanded as soon as possible, and we strongly welcome the Mayor of London’s proposal to introduce the ULEZ in April 2019, and to expand it shortly thereafter.

As business groups and local authorities we want to play our part in ensuring our staff and customers have a safe and healthy environment, and we welcome this leadership from the Mayor. We are also calling on the Government to step up and play their part. We need Government support for diesel scrappage to help small to medium sized businesses switch to ULEZ-compliant vehicles, and much better incentives need to be in place at the national level to support businesses in making the switch to zero emission vehicles.‎

We are looking forward to enjoying a cleaner healthier business environment in London – and this is something that we all need to play our part to achieve.

Yours sincerely,
Susannah Wilks
Director
Cross River Partnership

On behalf of 12 central London Business Improvement Districts and 2 Boroughs.

With less than 3 months until Christmas many businesses can expect to see an increase in personal deliveries to their receptions and postrooms. CRP’s ‘Click. Collect. Clean Air’ behaviour change campaign is helping reduce this, saving businesses time and helping reduce delivery traffic and associated air pollution in central London.

This campaign is built around an interactive online guide (www.clickcollect.london) to the various ‘click and collect’ options available to people near their homes. Almost 20 of CRP’s partners have branded versions of the site and promotional materials and are encouraging employers to promote alternatives to their staff.

If you would like help reducing personal deliveries in your own organisation, please contact CRP Business Engagment Officer Sefinat Otaru.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, last week triggered a “high” air pollution alert – the seventh time in just over a year. Warnings were displayed at bus stops, road signs and on the underground encouraging Londoners to reduce their exposure to toxic air.

CRP’s clean air route finder at www.cleanairroutes.london makes it easy to reduce exposure by linking Google’s journey planner with Kings College London’s live air pollution data. Users simply enter a start and end point and receive alternative routes colour-coded by their level of air pollution.

Please contact CRP’s Air Quality Project Manager, Brendon Harper if you would like a branded version of the route finder embedded on your website.

Almost 100 businesses have now completed CRP’s short deliverBEST online questionnaire (at www.deliverbest.london) and received practical, proven solutions to make deliveries to their central London sites more efficient, and more environmentally-friendly.

The CRP team are supporting many of these businesses, including a gym, a café, an architecture practice, an event space, a number of multi-tenanted office buildings and health sector organisations to implement changes and measure and report fantastic results.

If you would like to offer deliverBEST services to businesses in your area, please contact CRP Business Engagement Officer Anisha George.

Cross River Partnership hosted an exciting team away day on the 26^th Sept. This commenced with job shadowing between Recruit London and Deliver London team members to gain greater insight into each others’ projects. This was followed by an opportunity to have round-table interactive sessions that polished ‘elevator pitches’, maximising our social media impact and finally a ‘thought shower’ on the 4 CRP objectives:

Sustainable Employment Opportunities
Economic Growth and Prosperity
Air Quality and Carbon Reduction
Making Places that Work

We were very privileged to have both public and private sector co-chairs attend at intervals during the day and inspire the team to continue working hard on ‘Delivering London’s Future Together’. Thank you to Councillor Wendy Hyde and Simon Pitkeathley!

For further information please contact CRP’s Susannah Wilks.

This week the Mayor of London launched the High Streets for All report. The study explores the social value of the high street and uses this evidence to set out the strategic case for advocacy, intervention and investment in London’s high streets.

Supported by the London Economic Action Partnership the research identified a wide range of high street functions that provide immense social value and should be protected and enhanced.

CRP looks forward to continuing to work closely with our public and private sector partners to maximise the benefits from London’s high streets.

View the report here.

This year’s Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP) programme facilitated by CRP is forging ahead with a range of innovative transport and place making projects including:

An intervention to promote walking in the London Borough of Wandsworth
A feasibility study using TfL’s Walking Tube map to deliver walking interventions
Expanding on last year’s urban market delivery and serving plans, promotions to support successful street market operations
A study on the impact of autonomous freight vehicles in central London which will outline what, if any, early physical, technical and governance based interventions the central London boroughs should be considering in the lead up autonomous cars and freight being common place
A study into securing grid infrastructure for the electrification of commercial fleet

Keep an eye on the Central London Sub regional Transport Partnership homepage for updates!

For more information please get in touch with CRP’s Place Making Project Officer, Jane Overington at janeoverington@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP’s Recruit London in conjunction with Veolia and The Connection at St. Martin in the Fields have set up a pilot to work with street homeless people in Westminster. Every 6 weeks, 5 rough sleepers are actively recruited and supported to sustain employment by Recruit London and The Restart Project in conjunction with The Connection.

Laurentiu is a 38 year old man originally from Romania. He came to London to look for employment but found himself living on the streets of Westminster.

“I had been in London for two weeks. Since coming to London, I had been actively looking for a job. I found out about The Connection and that they helped with getting people employment. I went and registered and soon after, I was told about the ReStart Project and jobs with Veolia. I was interviewed and I was offered a job. They told me about the areas available to work and the time shifts. I now work in China Town and I like working at night so my shift is 10pm to 6am. I get paid weekly for the first 12 weeks, so I now have money in my pocket and I can start to look for accommodation”!

For further information please contact CRP’s Nikoletta Gjergji

So far this year Recruit London have helped 148 unemployed people into jobs in central London and with recruitment set to increase over the next few months, it promises to be another successful year for the team. Currently engaged in recruitment for large flagship stores, hotels and West End restaurants, encompassing roles at all levels, it’s only going to get busier!

Want to get involved? Recruit London would love to hear from you if could offer a work placement to support one of our candidates back to work. Likewise, if you could offer a tour of your offices, a talk about your industry for jobseekers or simply some time to give a mock interview we would be delighted to hear from you. Nothing is more powerful for our candidates than real feedback from real employers. We can also help you to recruit for any opportunities you may have from our ever-growing talent pool of skilled local people.

For more information, please contact: recruitlondon@crossriverpartnership.org

Cross River Partnership have been supporting Heart of London to promote national recycling week. Heart of London businesses and CRP have been tweeting their pledges to improve recycling as well as some great examples of implementing a circular economy. From handbags made of M&Ms wrappers, to restaurants pledging to recycle more food waste, there is so much work that businesses already do to reduce their waste #recycleweek @HOLBID

CRP produced this video for Heart of London to demonstrate how easy it is. Please share with friends and colleagues.

CRP have also supported Heart of London in choosing their preferred suppliers for waste, Westminster City Council and Paper Round. Both organisations were chosen for their high sustainable credentials in waste management practices and are being advertised to Heart of London businesses through the West End Buyers Club, aimed at reducing the number of servicing vehicles to improve air quality.

For further information please contact Christina Wells: christinawells@crossriverpartnership.org

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CRP Partners Support T-charge

Click. Collect. Clean Air.

Reducing Exposure to Air Pollution

deliverBEST Success

CRP Team Away Day

High Streets for All

CLSRTP 2017/18

Recruit London Pilot

Recruit London Performance

National Recycling Week at CRP & Heart of London