Cross River Partnership is hosting a Clean Air Better Business Event at 6.30pm on Wednesday 7th September 2016, at the Swan within the Shakespeare’s Globe complex. We would like to network with all of our partners at that event, so if you haven’t reserved your place yet, please do so by clicking here.
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Employers can manage their profile, promote offers and see how schools and colleges are being helped to develop the future workforce.
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It’s official, London’s roads have been getting steadily busier and more congested for at least the last two years. Traffic speeds are falling and journey times are getting longer, bringing an economic cost to London and increasing pollution. All parts of London’s road network – central, inner and outer London – are considered to be congested.
The London Assembly Transport Committee is calling for submissions to help answer the question ‘What can the Mayor and TfL do to reduce the level of traffic congestion in London?’
CRP is responding with a submission advising on solutions for consideration based on learning from our local and European projects. Our recommendations will address air quality, how to reduce the number of delivery vehicles on London’s roads, and encouraging transport modal shift.
More information on the consultation can be found here: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/transport_committee_-_traffic_congestion_investigation_-_call_for_views_and_information.pdf
Or from CRP Transport Officer Jane Overington joverington@westminster.gov.uk
It has been a whole month since CRP’s Deliver London team started working in our London Borough of Lambeth partner office on the 2nd floor of Phoenix House in Vauxhall. Hot desking with the Investment & Growth Team has been great. We are developing ever closer relationships with our Lambeth Council colleagues as we shuffle daily conversation over the projects we are working on, chats over software we are using, or the news. The experience has been made even better as we enjoy the occasional treats of having proper market food at Vauxhall Street Food Garden or eating lunch whilst looking over the Thames!
CRP’s Clean Air Better Business and Greening the BIDs partners met for their bi-monthly Steering Group meetings at Pop Brixton earlier this month.
Clean Air Better Business partners heard about TfL’s new Cycle Hire business accounts which enable businesses to provide staff easy access to the Santander Cycle scheme. The partners also received an explanation of the technical report behind the successful Anti Idling Days held earlier in the year which showed a reduction in air pollutants on the days CABB partners engaged with drivers.
Greening the BIDs received an update on CRP’s work to secure funding for future greening projects and discussed plans for two exciting events to share the BIDs’ collective successes.
Thank you to Brixton BID for hosting, TfL and Kings College London for your presentations and for all CABB at GTB partners for your lively participation.
For information about the CRP’s Clean Air Better Business or Greening the BIDs programmes, contact Brendon Harper.
Two new BIDs have successfully passed their ballot and been set up in central London – Hampstead and Hatton Garden. Congratulations to everyone involved! CRP looks forward to working with these new BIDs on project delivery.
On 28th June New West End Company launched their Air Quality Strategy with support from Cross River Partnership. The strategy is engaging businesses to take action to reduce their impact on poor air quality in the West End.
Jace Tyrell, Chief Executive at the New West End Company, introduced the The Air Quality Summit event held at the Regent Street Cinema. Ben Rogers of think tank Centre for London chaired a lively discussion on the requirement for a collaborative approach from the public and private sectors to address the critical issue of air quality. Ben was joined by panel speakers Valerie Shawcross CBE, London Deputy Mayor for Transport; Alex Williams, Head of Planning at TfL; Councillor Heather Acton, Cabinet Member for Sustainability & Parking at Westminster City Council; and Steven Medway, Managing Director of Trading Environment at New West End Company.
The event was well attended with representatives from businesses on and around Bond Street, Oxford Street & Regent Street, Business Improvement Districts, Westminster City Council, London Borough of Camden, TfL and Greater London Authority Air Quality teams. In the foyer, there was a ‘market place’ organisations such as Transport for London, CRP, Arup, Parcelly, Zipcar and Geze that are able to support businesses to take action on air quality were providing information on practical solutions to the problem of pollution in London’s West End. For more information on the Air Quality Strategy, and to understand how your organisation can get involved visit www.newestend.com/airquality or contact CRP Project Manager Vicky Keeble vkeeble@westminster.gov.uk
On 5th July CRP attended the GLA’s Clean Air Act Anniversary Address event at Great Ormond Street Hospital to hear the Mayor launch his consultation on new measures to tackle air quality. The early stage consultation ends on 29th July and you can respond here http://talklondon.london.gov.uk/content/cleaning-londons-air-pollution.
The Mayor is keeping his campaign promises to make radical changes to improve air quality and meet EU limits across the capital by 2025. In addition to the consultation on the new toxicity charge (t-charge) and extension to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), the Mayor’s office have announced their commitment to remove traffic from Oxford Street.
For more information, or to find out about the work that CRP are doing with partners to tackle air pollution, contact Progamme Manager Vicky Keeble vkeeble@westminster.gov.uk
Cross River Partnership entered the Greening the BIDs programme that many of you have participated in for the Estates Gazette Awards 2016.
Greening the BIDs has been shortlisted in the Collaborators Award category. Well done everyone!
The finalists in this category are:
Canary Wharf Group, Level39
City of London Corporation, Standardised Wayleave Agreement for Digital Infrastructure
Cross River Partnership, Greening the BIDs
Lendlease, Regeneration Partners – Southwark Council and Lendlease
New West End Company, New West End Company’s Property Owner Business Improvement District(BID)
Government Property Unit, Government Property Unit
The winners will be announced at a dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel on the evening of 20th September 2016. Good luck everyone!
CRP is right behind the Mayor of London’s new campaign, #LondonIsOpen. The idea is to show that London is united and open to the world following the EU referendum.
Lots of people from creative and culture industries have asked how they can help and so Londoners, organisations and businesses are being invited to support the #LondonIsOpen message via social media, and by whatever means you would like to.
The first idea is to bring #LondonIsOpen to life by ‘opening doors’, so Sadiq has kicked off the campaign by opening a door at City Hall.
