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Oxford Street West Research

3rd May 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP has been busy throughout February and March 2017 surveying close to 300 businesses in the Oxford Street West District (OSW) on movement of freight. Combined with observation studies undertaken earlier in the year, the research forms the basis of its OSW Delivery and Servicing Study. The work is supported by the New West End Company, Transport for London and Westminster City Council and attempts to:

  • Identify opportunities for improved efficiencies in deliveries and servicing using both tried and tested, and innovative, solutions
  • Begin dialogue with local businesses on the impacts of their deliveries and servicing

Preliminary results are in and a number of key recommendations are being developed around the categories of: technology, policy change, streetscape improvement and education – each aimed at ensuring the on-going global competiveness of the OSW area.

For further information please contact CRP’s vickykeeble@crossriverpartnership.org

Smart Electric Urban Logistics

25th April 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP is very excited to start our new Innovate UK co-funded Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) project together with UPS and UK Power Networks.

UPS vehicle

As the evidence from our FREVUE project (www.frevue.eu) shows, the fully electric trucks UPS currently deploy are well integrated into their fleet and daily operations. UPS now deploy a total of 52 of these vehicles in London but electricity grid infrastructure constraints mean that further expansion of this electric fleet is not possible.

The new Smart Electric Urban Logistics project will build on this knowledge and deploy 20 additional fully electric trucks from UPS’s Camden depot, but also explore a smart charging alternative to costly and disruptive electricity grid infrastructure upgrades.

SEUL is a 2-year project that commenced on 1 April 2017. We look forward to sharing findings and developments with you as we go along.

For more information, please follow us on twitter @SmartElectricUL or contact: tanjadallemuenchmeyer@crossriverpartnership.org.

Delivery Servicing Planning for Markets

25th April 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

Vibrant, colourful and energetic are words commonly associated with London’s urban markets. The market environment is a classic case of low cost flexible space that must respond rapidly to the demand for use of the environment – be that traders’ own operating needs, municipal servicing, parking, vehicle and pedestrian foot traffic.

The urban market delivery and servicing project for the CRP convened Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership takes a closer look at what makes three of London’s urban markets a success and what operating challenges they face.

This project is a first of its kind and has engaged with Lower Marsh (Lambeth), East Street (Southwark), and Chapel Market (Islington) traders and operators to look at consolidating vehicle movements and enhancing the trading environment environments. The project aims to help street market operators and market traders to take steps to reduce their impact on air quality and achieve wide environmental and public realm outcomes.

A key output of this study is a best practice tool kit which Cross River Partnership is supporting alongside our borough and BID partners.

For more information please contact Jane Overington, Place Making Project Officer, at janeoverington@crossriverpartnership.org.

Promoting Walking best practice guide

25th April 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP is showcasing London’s best walking initiatives delivered with our partners through a new Promoting Walking best practice guide.

The guide will highlight a range of successful interventions hot-off-the-press from low exposure walking routes and parklets, to public realm improvements and way finding schemes. These are projects that have been delivered through the Clean Air Better Business Programme and the Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership.

The best practice guide is being delivered with support of the Greater London Authority and Transport for London and is due for release in the spring.

For more information please contact Jane Overington, Place Making Project Officer, at janeoverington@crossriverpartnership.org.

TfL Freight Forum

24th April 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

On 31st March CRP’s Vicky Keeble attended the TfL Freight Forum, attended by London boroughs, logistics operators and industry bodies.

 

The event provided an update from TfL and the Mayors’ Transport Strategy (due for consultation later this year) and discussion on the review of the London Lorry Control Scheme, led by London Councils.  The forum also considered how current best practice, like the projects that CRP are delivering with our partners, can be ‘industrialised’ or scaled up to tackle traffic congestion across London.  Influencing customer/end user demand was a recurrent theme, as this was seen as being the major limiting factor for logistics operators being able to change their operations and business model.  CRP has developed tools aimed at educating businesses and consumers including www.clickcollect.london and New West End Company’s www.westendbuyersclub.london.

For more information on the event, and CRP’s freight work, contact Vicky Keeble vickykeeble@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP is recruiting!

18th April 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

We are looking for a new Business Engagement Officer who will be encouraging businesses around the city to reduce their negative impact on air quality, so we can all lead healthier lives.  For more information visit https://jobs.westminster.gov.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=4511&p_web_page_id=311241&p_preview=Y.  Applications close 1st May.

Climate Season

30th March 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

Joining 80 major arts organisations and festivals across the UK, CRP has signed up to be part of The Season 2018 which bridges together the creative and cultural community in celebrating the environment and inspiring action on climate change.

Taking place from June 1st to December 1st 2018 and led by a steering group including Julie’s Bicycle, BAC and ArtsAdmin, this UK based, internationally connected initiative titled ‘The Season’ is ever growing and programmed to coincide with the landmark COP24 global climate talks due to occur November 2018.

The Season will celebrate the widest range of creative responses to climate change and the environment across arts, design, broadcast, film, fashion, music and in museums, galleries, theatres, venues, cinemas, festivals, parks, schools, and on the streets.

Click here for further information.

Bakerloo Line Extension Consultation

30th March 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

Proposed route map

TfL are consulting on plans to extend the Bakerloo line, setting out detailed proposals for station locations along the proposed route south beyond Elephant & Castle.

As announced in TfL’s Business Plan, the updated plans bring the completion date of the extension forward by two years to 2028/29, to align with the timetable for the upgrade of the existing Bakerloo line.

The Bakerloo line extension, to Lewisham via Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate, would support growth in south east London through new housing, improved connectivity, increased transport network capacity and reduced journey times to key destinations.

The public consultation will run until 21 April.

Green BIDs, Good for Business Event

30th March 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

Cross River Partnership (CRP), with the support of Greater London Authority (GLA) delivered a high profile Green Infrastructure Event on 6 March 2017. The event titled ‘Green BIDS, Good for Business’ provided 85 leaders in Green Infrastructure in London the opportunity to strengthen industry networks and for CRP and the GLA to inspire action through the announcement of upcoming funding opportunities.

The event was delivered through CRPs ‘Greening the BIDs’ programme. With the support of the GLA, CRP is encouraging Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to invest in Green Infrastructure projects and add to London’s status as a green global city.

Guest speakers included Shirley Rodrigues (GLA), Peter Murray (New London Architecture), Debbie Jackson (GLA) and Susannah Wilks (CRP) – pictured.

A highlight for some guests was the attendance of Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy. Shirley is particular passionate about implementation of Green Infrastructure:

“Our much loved public spaces, from squares to parks, are a key part of what makes London one of the greatest cities in the world. By working together we can protect and expand these spaces, creating new green infrastructure projects that boost our environment and help tackle pollution. From installing green walls by congested roads, to pop up parks in areas with high density, we are asking BIDs to get creative and develop new schemes that can enhance green spaces in their areas.” Shirley Rodrigues.

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

Tackling Air Quality Together

30th March 2017 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP Director, Susannah Wilks wrote to the Evening Standard on 23 March that there is a critically important role for the private sector to play in the battle against air pollution.

“We work with hundreds of businesses to develop projects that have a tangible positive impact on the quality of the air we breathe and to mitigate some of the worst effects of pollution.”

Not forgetting the role of the public sector, she affirms that “By combining the energy of the private sector to implement change with the Government’s ability to tackle big issues, we have a chance to solve the scourge of air pollution.”

For more information, contact CRP Director Susannah Wilks.

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