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Did you know that 9% of people have pulled a sickie to stay home and receive an online shopping delivery? Or that a surprisingly large share of deliveries to many central London workplaces are estimated to be personal parcels?

Delivery of online shopping is becoming a hot topic, with the London Assembly last week releasing a report on congestion, which called for workplace bans on personal deliveries.

CRP’s new www.clickcollect.london website and BID-branded variants are making it easy to find alternative parcel collection points and to trial alternative services for free.

Redirecting personal deliveries to convenient parcel collection points is better for businesses, for air quality and for congestion.

Contact CRP’s Air Quality Project Manager, Brendon Harper for more information.

CRP is pleased to welcome our newest private sector Board Member, Marble Arch London, the Business Improvement District (BID) for the Marble Arch and Edgware Road area.

We look forward to working with the Marble Arch team to support their growing programme of work.

This brings CRP’s private sector membership to 17 BIDs.

See www.marble-arch.london for more information about Marble Arch London BID.

CEO of Better Bankside, Peter Williams, writes on how Business Improvement Districts can influence change on a local level.

He talks about how public services are under increasing pressure and numbers of the population are concerned about not sharing in the proceeds of growth, making it evident that there is a shift in debate from a macro level to include the work of BIDs and other initiatives at the local level.

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The urban market delivery and servicing project is underway for the CRP-convened Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership, with phase one stakeholder engagement and data collection nearing completion.

This project is a first of its kind and is engaging with Lower Marsh (Lambeth), East Street (Southwark), and Chapel Market (Islington) traders to look at consolidating vehicle movements and enhancing local operating environments. A key output of this study will be a best practice tool kit which Cross River Partnership will share with all central London boroughs and partners.

CRP’s consultants PWLC have already identified potential opportunities to improve the market street space and operations which we look forward to sharing in 2017.

Cross River Partnership has submitted a response to the House of Commons Inquiry into urban congestion. In our response we acknowledge the growing impact of traffic congestion on London and recognise that the increasing demand for road space is causing congestion leading to unacceptable impacts on London’s productivity and Londoners’ health. Please see the full CRP response here.

CRP recognises that the effects of transport congestion are set to increase as London’s demand for goods and services rise alongside expected population growth. The impact of traffic congestion on poor air quality is of particular concern to CRP, its partners, and increasingly the general public. Many of our projects seek to address these issues.

Our response suggests that there is not one solution to solving the problem of traffic congestion, there may need to be some city-wide initiatives in addition to local projects to address specific issues.

Overall, helping individuals and businesses understand how their purchasing activities impact upon delivery journeys, and a modal shift to healthier forms of transport are key to realising long-term change.

We must ensure that London remains an attractive place to do business and that our urban environment enhances the quality of life and health of workers, residents and visitors alike!

For further information please contact CRP’s Transport Officer Jane Overington

Christmas is a busy time for recruitment and Recruit London is no exception! We’ve had screenings for all kinds of vacancies and employers, some temporary Christmas positions and some permanent roles; we’ve even had one role come through with the ‘golden’ family friendly hours of 10am – 2pm. Whatever contracts our candidates are moving into, we will be continuing to support them in the New Year to sustain employment or to find new roles once short term contracts have ended.

It’s been a busy and exciting year for Recruit London with new partnerships being formed and new team members joining. Since July 2016 Recruit London has supported 128 people into employment. Just over double that number has received employment support consisting of a bespoke assessment of job goals and needs and intensive sector based training. Many candidates have faced significant barriers to work, including long periods of unemployment, homelessness and health conditions and the Workplace Coordinators have worked with employers to up skill and prepare candidates for the roles and the return to work as well as negotiating a clearer pathway and access to those positions.

For more information please contact CRP Programme Manager Anna Elliott.

CRP is very pleased to sit on the Greater London Authority Markets Steering Group, and to support the work that it is doing researching and quantifying the multiple and growing contributions of markets to many aspects of London life.

CRP first recognised the potential of street and covered markets when it submitted its successful URBACT funding bid in October 2012, culminating in the Sustainable Urban Markets Action Plan for central London, led by Owain Jones (now working at CRP partner London Borough of Lambeth).

One of the 28 recommendations in this CRP report was the convening of a London Markets Board. CRP looks forward to continuing to work with the GLA as it recruits to and sets up this new addition to the London scene.

For further information please contact CRP’s Director Susannah Wilks.

We look forward to delivering lots of exciting projects with you throughout 2017!

Please note that CRP’s offices will be closed from noon on 23rd December 2016 and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, last week announced that a team lead by the internationally acclaimed American light artist Leo Villareal and renowned British architects and urban planners, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, have won the Illuminated River International Design Competition.

The Illuminated River is a design commission on an unprecedented scale: a unified scheme conceived to light central London’s bridges along the River Thames.

The seven month search for a world class team to illuminate the Thames’ bridges in a free, permanent light installation saw submissions from 105 teams in 20 countries around the world. The six shortlisted concepts went on show in a public exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall in November, seen by over 10,000 people.

The winning team will now start to develop the design concepts in collaboration with stakeholders and partners along the river, and in consultation with the public. This work will take place in 2017.

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “We saw an incredible response to this fascinating competition, showing that London continues to inspire creatives from around the globe, and is open to all.”

Hannah Rothschild, Chair of the Illuminated River Foundation, said: “Leo Villareal’s proven ability to paint with light matched with Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ direct experience of building bridges over the Thames was an irresistible and inspirational combination.”

The Illuminated River Foundation is working with many stakeholders along the Thames supported by the Mayor of London and the City of London Corporation. Its growing list of key partners include Cross River Partnership, Historic England, London & Partners, Network Rail, Port of London Authority, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Southbank London, Tideway, Totally Thames, Thames Estuary Partnership, Transport for London and Westminster City Council.

The Illuminated River Foundation will raise the funds for the costs of the project from private and philanthropic sources rather than the public purse. The Foundation has already announced the first pledges totalling £10 million in November. This includes £5 million from the Arcadia Fund (Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing) and £5 million from the Rothschild Foundation.

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Deputy Mayor for Business, Rajesh Argrawal has unveiled a new tool for London start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The London Growth Hub offers London’s entrepreneurs free access to a comprehensive business support search tool and events calendar, an interactive guide to London’s incubators, workspaces and studios, and online forums to share best practice and interact with support providers.

Rajesh Agrawal says: “London is the best place to start and grow a business – and we are determined to help more and more entrepreneurs to succeed.”

The London Growth Hub is delivered by the London Enterprise Panel which is the local enterprise partnership (LEP) for London to develop the relationship between local and national business support.

Click here to visit the London Growth Hub website.

Archives: News Articles

Redirecting Personal Deliveries

Marble Arch London Joins CRP

The impact of Business Improvement Districts on urban regeneration

Urban Market Delivery and Servicing Plan project

House of Commons New Inquiry: Urban congestion

Recruit London Update

London’s Markets Steering Group

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mayor of London announces Illuminted River Competition Winner

London Growth Hub