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CRP are managing the delivery of the Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) programme on a part-time interim basis, on behalf of Westminster City Council and its partners. We are pleased to be supported by the secondment of Andy Martin, kindly provided to the LEN by TfL for one day a week.

CRP are thrilled to be involved with this exciting Mayors’ Air Quality Funded programme, which is increasing provision of electric vehicle charging; improving public realm; greening; raising awareness and reducing the number of diesel vehicles coming to the area. The Marylebone LEN has recently been commended for a New London Award in the category of Wellbeing. For information visit www.marylebonelen.org or contact Vicky Keeble vickykeeble@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP is also supporting the delivery and servicing programme in the LEN, and want to speak to businesses in the area. For more information contact Amandeep Kellay amandeepkellay@crossriverpartnership.org

On 28^th June 2017 CRP delivered the West End Air Summit on behalf of four Business Improvement Districts – Baker Street Quarter Partnership; Heart of London Business Alliance, Marble Arch London and New West End Company. These BIDs are all collaborating to upscale the impact of their efforts in improving air quality in London’s West End.

The event launched this joined up approach, including their ongoing commitment to the West End Buyers Club www.westendbuyersclub.london, a CRP-designed shared suppliers scheme saving businesses money and tackling air pollution.

Jace Tyrrell, Chief Executive, New West End Company; Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment, Greater London Authority; Penny Alexander, Chief Executive, Baker Street Quarter Partnership; and Councillor Robert Davis MBE Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Heritage, Westminster City Council all provided insight into what their organisations are doing to support cleaner air in London. In particular, the Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (www.marylebonelen.org) is also helping to bring many of the stakeholders together to deliver on multiple aspects of air quality.

For information on West End Air contact Vicky Keeble vickykeeble@crossriverpartnership.org

We are currently looking for a proactive Workplace Co-ordinator to join our team to work alongside our partner, Heart of London Business Alliance, to support unemployed people into sustainable work.

To find out more about this role and to apply, please click on link below:

https://jobs.westminster.gov.uk/vacancy/holba-workplace-coordinator-319239.html

CRP is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring ‘The Best for Flexible Working Initiative Award’ at the Working Families Top Employers Special Awards which takes place on 6^th July.

The Special Awards cover all aspects of flexible/family friendly working, how employers can support the work-life balance of their staff and highlight the benefits of an agile workforce.

Last year CRP’s Recruit London project launched its Family Friendly toolkit, which highlights good practice in family friendly employment policy and provides a checklist for businesses to carry out a self-assessment on family friendly policies.

For more information please contact Recruit London Programme Manager Anna Elliott.

CRP was delighted to attend the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers’ Annual Lecture, ‘Lighting London’s Bridges’, by Leo Villareal, on 14^th June.

The lecture took place at Tallow Chandlers’ Hall. There was a warm welcome from Master Lightmonger Mike Simpson. Leo was then introduced by Hannah Rothschild, Chair of the Illuminated River Foundation, to talk about his scheme ‘Current’, a kinetic, lighting artwork that will illuminate and unify central London’s bridges.

For more information about the project please visit www.illuminatedriver.london.

LoCITY are shortly running four roadshows (i.e. electric, gas, hydrogen and finally ‘Fuels in Action’, which includes renewable fuels and retrofit solutions) – https://locity.org.uk/locity-interactive-roadshows/

The five key reasons to attend are:

01: Hear from technology experts on current applications and future capabilities of each fuel
02: Ask questions to operators already using ultra low emission vans and HGVs in real-life situations
03: Compare the total cost of ownership of alternatively fuelled vehicles compared to their diesel equivalents
04: Gain practical advice from fleet engineers in charge of maintaining alternatively fuelled vehicles
05: Get hands-on with the wide range of vans and trucks taking part in the roadshows, as well as explore the different refuelling mechanisms available

The first event is taking place on 12 July (9am to 1pm) at the University of East London. There will be 8-10 electric vehicles (including HGVs) on show. You will have an opportunity to speak directly to technology experts about current applications and future capabilities and hear first hand from operators who are already using electric vehicles in their fleets.

For further information or to register please visit: https://locity.org.uk/locity-interactive-roadshows/.

Freight TAILS, CRP’s network of 10 European cities focused on improving the impact of urban freight transport, is currently reflecting on its successes and its opportunities for development.

We have been very pleased to engage many London stakeholders in this network to date from across many local authorities and BIDS. This includes Transport for London’s Freight and Fleet Communications and Engagement Manager, Tim Ward; who said of his recent attendance at a Freight TAILS network meeting:

“It was good to meet colleagues from across the EU and hear how they are finding ways of reducing the impacts of freight on their cities and communities. It was also interesting to see how Maastricht Bereikbaar is building freight into their plans to make the City more sustainable.”

Last week we attended a meeting of all 20 projects co-funded by ERDF through the URBACT III programme in Paris. Cross River Partnership was pleased to have been asked to share our good practice in both our project management and capacity building activities at this meeting.

For more details please contact CRP Project Manager Charlotte Knell.

Kindly hosted by the City of London Corporation at Guildhall, the FREVUE Final Conference took place on 21 June. Over 200 people attended from London, the UK and our European partner countries in a clear sign of the rising interest in electric freight vehicles. The event provided an opportunity for the FREVUE results to be presented and for the whole range of stakeholders, i.e. freight operators/fleet managers, local authorities, vehicle suppliers, electricity network operators, academia and research institutes to discuss their impact and future steps.

The display of four fully electric freight vehicles in the Guildhall Courtyard provided attendees with real-life examples: A Nissan eNV-200 of 2.2 tonnes gross vehicle weight, a BD Auto eDucato of 3.5 tonnes, an EFA-S Mercedes P80E (UPS) of 7.5 tonnes, and an Emoss truck of 14 tonnes.

FREVUE Final Conference

The FREVUE city leads also presented first results of the Declaration of Intent, signed by freight operators, fleet managers and public authorities to highlight their demand for electric freight vehicles. The high number of vans and trucks already represented by the signatories sends an important indication of actual demand to vehicle suppliers. The more organisations state their intent to electrify their fleet, the clearer the message and we therefore call on all relevant stakeholders to sign and return the Declaration over the summer.

As Wendy Hyde, elected Councillor at the City of London Corporation and CRP Co-chair noted, “It is only in close cooperation and by joint working that we will make polluting diesel vans and trucks in central London a thing of the past.” The FREVUE Final Conference offered an important opportunity to build and strengthen these links.

For more information, please see www.frevue.eu or contact CRP’s FREVUE Coordinator Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer on tanjadallemuenchmeyer@crossriverpartnership.org. FREVUE has also produced a short promotional video here.

Cross River Partnership (CRP) alongside the Mayor of London has launched Walkable London: Best practice guide for a walkable city showcasing the innovative hot-off-the-press case studies of our central London Business Improvement District and borough partners.

With an introduction by Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman, the best practice guide, demonstrates how walking offers an affordable solution to some of our most complex urban challenges. Walking not only brings health benefits, it makes us happier, it helps bring communities together, it boosts local economies and above all it’s a fun way to explore our great city.

The best practice guide demonstrates how a range of local interventions such as greening, lighting and seating can have a big impact on our walking experience. Promoting walking need not require a big budget and a range of small interventions over time can have a huge benefit.

The toolkit was launched last week to coincide with National Clean Air Action Day and CRP’s Clean Air Walking Routes initiative.

For more information please contact Jane Overington at janeoverington@crossriverpartnership.org.

Leading by example, the Heart of London team got behind the first National Clean Air Day by pledging to improve their commutes, behaviours or share tips to others on improving air quality. Heart of London are so keen to go green that they even used a tablet for their pledges, saving on paper printouts! You can find more on twitter @HOLBID.

Following on from the success of Heart of London’s clean air launch event we are really pleased to have so many businesses already keen to join in the movement of improving air quality. Capital Arches Group, Swarovski and Bespoke Hotels are the first to sign up. Find out more at heartoflondonbid.london/air/

For more information please contact CRP officer Christina Wells.

Archives: News Articles

Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood

West End Air Summit

CRP is recruiting!

Family Friendly Award Sponsorship

The Illuminated River

LoCITY Roadshows

Mid-term reflections on Freight TAILS

FREVUE Final Conference

Walkable London a best practice guide for a walkable city

Heart of London BID Update