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CRP has been invited to join the Mayor’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Taskforce chaired by Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy.

The 16-member Taskforce was launched on 31 May 2018. It will provide guidance on how to implement the Mayor’s vision of a zero emission transport network by 2050, focusing on the lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that remains an important barrier to the take-up of EVs.

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Based on previous and ongoing work such as FREVUE, Smart Electric Urban Logistics as well as our recent report on Elect ric Freight Vehicles in Central London: Local Grid Capacity, CRP will be glad to contribute to the Taskforce discussions feeding into a shared EV Infrastructure Delivery Plan to be published next year.

For more information please see the GLA’s press release or contact CRP’s Programme Manager Electric Freight Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

London boroughs are currently in the process of drafting their Local Implementation Plans (LIPs). Each London borough is required to develop a LIP which sets out how the borough will deliver the 2018 Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) at a local level.

These are the third round of LIP development and the guidance documents provided by Transport for London, which have been published alongside the MTS.

The CRP-managed Central London Sub-regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP) will be hosting a special collaborative LIP meeting in July. This will enable the group to identify cross boundary issues that cut across all the central London boroughs e.g. air quality, traffic reduction and network planning etc. The meeting will allow for robust discussions and identify any potential for aligning policies. We will extend the invitation to include the London Boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets.

Borough partners will then have the opportunity after the meeting to view CRP’s Clean Air Together exhibition that is running until 30^th July at the New London Architecture (NLA) exhibition centre. Officers will be encouraged to make pledges on how they can contribute towards improving London’s air quality.

For further information, contact CRP’s Uto Patrick

Our Air Quality Project Manager, Brendon Harper is in this month’s ‘The Environment’ Magazine answering the question “What should the UK do to improve air quality?”

On Page 23 Brendon makes the case for tackling air pollution from every angle – and involving everyone from the public sector, businesses and individuals.

You can contact Brendon at brendonharper@crossriverpartnership.org.

The CRP team are looking forward to seeing many partners at our Clean Air Together event 6:30om – 8:30pm this Thursday 21 June. Led by Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for the Environment and Energy, the evening will celebrate and inspire collective action to clean London’s air. RSVP now if you haven’t already.

The event will be held at New London Architecture’s Store Street Galleries, WC1E 7BT, the location of CRP’s Clean Air Together Exhibition, on now until 30 July.

CRP has produced, on behalf of the Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership, a report on the issue of local electricity supply in the transition to Electric Freight Vehicles (EFVs). This report is based on CRP’s extensive project delivery experience in this area, as well as background enquiry and discussions with stakeholders involved in energy, regulation, policy and industry. Currently, freight operators wishing to incorporate electric vehicles into their fleet face the prospect of needing to upgrade the local electricity grid connection where there is insufficient spare capacity for the charging requirements of freight vehicles. This can be costly, legally complex and disruptive, and act as a deterrent to the uptake of EFVs, as well as jeopardise any positive business case. If the benefits of the projected growth in EFVs are to be realised in terms of reduced transport based emissions, this is one of the issues which needs to be addressed, but which is currently not well understood. The report finds that the market is starting to develop models which can address this, but at all levels better understanding of the issue is necessary, along with the range of solutions available. The report is available to download from the CRP website.

For further information please contact CRP’s Tom Linton-Smith.

Pasang, a local unemployed resident of Westminster, was referred to the Recruit London project by Marylebone Job Centre. Pasang found it difficult being out of work but also knew that he did not want to work back in a kitchen – which was where his experience lay. Pasang was excited to be put forward for an outdoor cleaning role with Incentive FM (with Capco) and received support from a Recruit London Workplace Coordinator in advance of his job interview. Pasang has settled into his new role well and is really happy to be working outside as a Cleaning Operative.

For further information please contact CRP’s Kate Fenton.

CRP is very happy to start the Clean Air Villages project funded by Defra’s latest Clean Air Grant. CRP will be delivering the project for lead partner London Borough of Lambeth as well as the four partner boroughs Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea and Lewisham. Each partner borough has identified two air pollution hotspots in which the Clean Air Villages project will work with businesses and communities to make deliveries and servicing more efficient.

As a first step, CRP aims to consult with local organisations to fully understand their specific needs and demand for co-ordinated and tailored solutions. If you are a local business and/or community in one of the ten Clean Air Villages above and would like to get involved, please contact CRP’s Programme Manager Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

Our Clean Air Together event at 6:30pm Thursday 21 June (Clean Air Day) will celebrate and inspire action to clean London’s Air, by individuals, by businesses and by government, together.

Please join the CRP team for an evening of celebration and inspiration, led by Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for the Environment and Energy, over drinks and canapes.

Hosted by New London Architecture (NLA), at the Building Centre, Fitzrovia, the event will be surrounded by Cross River Partnership’s month-long Clean Air Together exhibition and the NLA’s London Model.

This event is brought to you by Cross River Partnership, in association with the Mayor of London, The Northbank BID, The Crown Estate and New London Architecture.

More information and RSVP at www.cleanairtogether.eventbrite.co.uk.

The Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) programme was established in 2016 after a successful bid by Westminster City Council to the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund.

Over the next twelve months CRP will oversee the delivery of LEN interventions to improve air quality in the Marylebone area, as well as innovative mobile air quality monitoring and continued rollout of electric taxi and vehicle charging facilities, deliveries and servicing advice for businesses, a schools engagement programme and diesel surcharge scheme.

The LEN also has two dedicated Air Quality Marshals patrolling the streets of Marylebone for the next year, reminding drivers of the harm of unnecessary engine idling and asking drivers to switch off when they can. The marshals are able to issue fines of up to £80 to drivers refusing to switch off when asked. CRP produced a short video for the Marylebone LEN busting some of the myths about engine idling, and we are able to provide resources and advice to local businesses operating vehicle fleets, alongside free support to look at deliveries and servicing using the deliverBEST online tool and the West End Buyers Club.

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

Cross River Partnership (CRP) has commissioned on behalf of the Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP) a study to provide analysis of the impact of autonomous freight vehicles (AVs) on central London boroughs, with recommendations of future actions.

This study is novel as the focus lies on AVs for deliveries and servicing and how the deployment of these vehicles will impact upon wider transport and public space in London.

Technical experts Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) conducted the study, which involved in depth interviews with a range of stakeholder groups for input; Central Government, Local Authorities, Logistics Operators, OEMS and the Automotive Industry, Academics, Insurers and London-based business improvement districts.

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

Continuing with the theme of innovation, we have an upcoming study looking at the role of art in public urban spaces. The focus is on how to utilise art to create healthier spaces across central London.

For further information, contact CRP’s Uto Patrick.

Archives: News Articles

The Mayor’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce

CLSTRP and the LIP Process

What should the UK do to improve air quality?

Clean Air Together Event

Electric Freight Vehicles in Central London: Local Grid Capacity

Recruit London Candidate Case Study

Clean Air Villages – Do get involved

#CleanAirTogether

Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood looks to the year ahead

Autonomous Freight Vehicle study