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The Illuminated River is a scheme conceived to light the 17 bridges of central London. Supported by the Mayor of London, The Illuminated River Foundation have shortlisted 6 teams who have created individual designs to light up four bridges (Chelsea, London, Waterloo and Westminster) with an overarching masterplan to extend the project between Albert and Tower Bridges.

The winning concept will be developed into a final design in consultation with the public and will look to engage and inspire both Londoners and visitors alike, encouraging us to take a fresh look at London’s incredible bridges and the River Thames.

Make sure you do not miss out on seeing the shortlisted finalists at the Illuminated River Exhibition, open until the 29thof November at the Royal Festival Hall. The winner will be announced on the 8th of December and the first stage of the project is planned to start in 2018!

You can find more information here.

The 10 Freight TAILS partner cities gathered in Umeå, Northern Sweden, for the latest focus on exploring how cities can manage urban freight. This meeting on 24-25^th October 2016 focussed on issues surrounding the use of data when developing urban freight actions. We were joined by several experts in the field of urban freight and data to support our understanding. Throughout the meeting we build ‘data trees’ to capture key issues, questions, challenges and solutions. The main themes of the trees were:

Understanding why we capture data
Exploring the kinds of data we collect
Looking at how we both collect and use data
Identifying who is best placed to collect, provide and use data

These themes will be crystallised in a short report that will be available in the coming weeks.

CRP would like to thank our kind hosts at Umeå Municipality, as well as our data experts that joined us for the meeting.

Find out more about Freight TAILS at our website, and follow us on twitter @freight_tails. For more information please contact Charlotte Knell, CRP Project Manager cknell1@westminster.gov.uk

Freight TAILS is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, through the URBACT programme.

CLSRTP’s centrally led and commissioned projects are underway!

This year CRP is delivering four key projects on behalf of TfL and the central London boroughs; 20 mph Analysis, Markets Based Delivery and Servicing Plans (DSPs), Villiers Street DSP Stage 2, and Promoting Walking.

WSP, our consultant delivering the 20 mph Analysis project held an informative workshop at today’s CLSTRP meeting. This workshop helped to capture some of the qualitative data associated with 20 mph limits and zones in central London such as perceptions of safety and improved public realm.

PWLC are our consultants working with us on the Markets Based DSP project. This project is a first of its kind and will engage 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 CRP will share with all central London boroughs.

CRP is working alongside Northbank BID to deliver Villiers Street DSP Stage 2 which sees the implementation of recommendations in the Stage 1 study and will ultimately improve the function of this confined street.

The Promoting Walking project is still out for tender and we look forward to sharing progress as soon as possible!

For further information please contact CRP Officer Jane Overington at: joverington@westminster.gov.uk

Following great celebrations of the ‘historic’ COP 21 Paris climate agreement that entered into force on 4 November 2016, global climate action became significantly less certain with Donald Trump elected as the next president of the United States. In line with his campaign pledges, Trump has since confirmed his determination to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Technically, once ratified the US cannot withdraw from the agreement for four years but in practice it could just be disregarded.

Nevertheless, at the COP 22 meeting in Morocco from 7-18 November 2016, where all parties that ratified the Paris agreement came together for the first time, the mood seemed to be worried yet defiant. Importantly, China has pledged to keep to its Paris goals regardless of the change in direction of the US. Furthermore, the UK ratified the agreement on 17 November 2016, thereby sending a clear message of commitment to global climate action.

COP22

CRP’s Clean Air Better Business (CABB) programme has been shortlisted for two national awards.

This is fantastic news that recognises CABB partners’ efforts, with the support of CRP and the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund, to improve air quality across central London.

The National Air Quality Awards reward excellence and innovation for those working towards driving down air pollution and improving air quality. The awards ceremony, on 10th November, celebrated the work of fifteen organisations from across the sector including projects from industry, local authority, transport and the charity sector.

The Energy Savings Trust’s Fleet Hero Awards reward those blazing trails in matters like getting low-emissions vehicles into fleets and making a positive effort in the fight against air pollution. The Fleet Heroes Awards will be announced on 24^th November. Keep your fingers crossed!

Cross River Partnership is looking for a brilliant individual to join our team to lead the development and delivery of the Heart of London Business Alliance’s Delivery, Recycling and Waste Plan. This will involve representing the Heart of London’s work on deliveries and waste to its member businesses and working with member businesses, suppliers and other public and private sector partners to deliver the plan’s objectives. In this job you will also have the opportunity to link in with other exciting Cross River Partnership projects in its Deliver London programme.

• Salary: £31,635 to £37,629
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Role end date: 31st March 2018
• Closing date: 21st November 2016
• Interview date: Interviews will be held between 28th November to 2nd December – please be available between these dates if you are applying
• For more information contact: Vicky Keeble at vkeeble@westminster.gov.uk or on 0207 641 2036
• To apply: https://jobs.westminster.gov.uk/vacancy/heart-of-london-delivery-officer-283848.html

Cross River Partnership presented our two European funded urban freight projects to a small US delegation of local, state and federal representatives during late September.

This Urban Freight Study Tour, organised in conjunction with EC, started with two days in London hearing from various EU funded projects, including CRP’s FREVUE and Freight TAILS projects, before moving on to Brussels to meet with representatives of the EC DG for Mobility and Transport and seeing more projects in action.

The delegation discussed urban freight management problems such as traffic congestion, levels of awareness, concerns around safety, how to maintain economic competitiveness whilst minimising greenhouse gas emissions and negative impacts on air quality, lack of data; and urban freight management solutions such as consolidation centres, electric freight vehicles, working together, use of technology, off-hours deliveries, integrated urban freight to all areas of urban planning.

These discussions are very familiar to us here in London, and we hope that continued liaison and joint working with stakeholders beyond Europe will lead to more robust and effective solutions being developed and deployed.

Please contact Charlotte Knell or Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer for more information.

The CamdenAbility Network welcomes it’s 10th member!

This month saw the CamdenAbility project welcome Kier and University College London to its ever expanding network of Camden based organisations, working with CRP to develop diverse workforces and conditions where people with disabilities can flourish and thrive.

Confirmed network members are:

John Lewis Partnership
Mott MacDonald
Wellcome Trust
Focus Carelink
Camden Council
Unison
Willis Towers Watson
University College London
Camden and Islington NHS Trust
Kier

CRP’s Camden Specialist Workplace Coordinator Parma Sira is working closely with these organisations, designing innovative employment strategies and establishing inclusive recruitment methods to increase the jobs market for disabled residents.

The project is delivered in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, who have over 25 years of experience supporting their 300+ members become disability-smart. It is funded by Camden Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.

For information about the CamdenAbility project, please email Parma Sira or telephone on 020 7641 2696.

Business Disability Forum. Marketing photos

The Royal Opera House (ROH) have partnered with CRP’s Specialist Workplace Coordinator, part of Recruit London, to assist in their aim to diversify their workforce.

We were invited to help with recruiting their Front of House staff. These roles are highly sought after and the recruitment process is extremely competitive; applications are capped at 500 for 25 positions.

We devised a lesson plan around the ROH competences to increase the chances of success for our client group. Although the assessments were extremely competitive, our candidate John (pictured) achieved a job outcome!

John had encountered some health issues that had resulted in some time spent recuperating. He had been unemployed since November 2015. Congratulations to John!

For more information contact Recruit London Specialist Workplace Co-coordinator Sylvia Kankasa.

As part of CRP’s work to tackle the issue of air pollution in central London, we are partnering with the New West End Company to improve air quality in the West End. This week will see the launch of our personal deliveries campaign.

Did you know that a staggering 40% of deliveries to workplaces are staff personal deliveries? We are working with businesses to help redirect these deliveries to collection points which have the benefits of reducing congestion in central London, saving businesses staff time and improving air quality.

Find out how you can redirect your deliveries. For more information on how we are combatting the issue of air pollution take a look at the New West End Company’s Air Quality Hub.

Please contact Charlotte Healy for more information.

Archives: News Articles

The Illuminated River

Building trees … Freight TAILS goes to Umeå

The Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP)

What does Trump’s election mean for global climate action?

Clean Air Better Business recognised on national stage

CRP is recruiting!

CRP present to US EU Study Tour on Urban Freight

CamdenAbility Network

The Royal Opera House

Air Quality and Personal Deliveries