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More events have been announced for Totally Thames 2022, the annual celebration of London’s river!

The festival will include the Thames’s first illuminated night-time flotilla, the return of the popular Kids’ Choir and Sing for Water, and a fascinating exploration of the heritage of Trinity Buoy Wharf and the Leamouth Peninsula. Celebrations include an impressive illuminated flotilla procession from Chelsea to Tower Bridge. All the participating crews are raising funds for the RNLI, supporting the construction of a new lifeboat station at Waterloo Bridge.

River of Hope is an installation of 200 silk flags which will be exhibited from 24th September – 30th October at the National Maritime Museum. The flags were created by young people from across the UK and the Commonwealth, with the designs inspired by their hopes and aspirations for a greener, more sustainable future. The flags were paraded along The Mall as part of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in June.

Take a look at the Totally Thames website for more information!

CRP is delivering trials and projects that are supporting local areas with more consolidation and more zero emission deliveries. By re-prioritising space for micro-logistics hubs – in essence, a bit of secure, physical space that deliveries can be sent to away from polluted areas – which can be sorted and sent on – and then delivered by cargo bike, walking freight or electric vehicle.

Through Clean Air Freight, CRP are supporting Brixton’s businesses with deliveries by cargo bike, from rented space in SE1. Businesses re-direct their deliveries, whether its flowers, beer, coffee, crisps or newsletters, to the SE1 address and then they are delivered by Pedal Me by cargo bike.

CRP are hoping to build on this with more micro hub trials in Clean Air Logistics for London. So, if you are a business or courier and looking to trial micro hubs, please get in touch with Ross, Sustainable Transport Project Manager at CRP: rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

For the river freight trials element of the Clean Air Logistics for London project, CRP will be working with partners to move more freight along the river Thames. This also includes last mile journeys being made by EV, cargo bike or on foot. There will also be a walking freight trial delivered as part of this work.

We were very pleased to be joined by the leader of Westminster City Council, Councillor Adam Hug and many of the other project partners who helped bring the project to life at the pilot launch event. The trial was launched as part of the Clean Air Villages 4 project, and is currently halfway through its six-week journey. This pilot is bringing goods from pick-up points in Dartford and Woolwich into Woods Quay, Embankment. From there goods are taken by zero emission cargo bikes or trikes to their business customers.

CRP has been working closely with a range of stakeholders on this pilot and will be producing a case study once it is complete.

For further information, please contact CRP Project Manager Kate Fenton, katefenton@crossriverpartnership.org

One of the goals of Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) is to help London-based river and road fleet operators transition to cleaner forms of transport.

Transport plays a large part in addressing the climate emergency. It accounts for about a third of greenhouse gas emissions. The UK plans to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, increasing the uptake of electric cars. In addition to road vehicles, Londoners use the River Thames and rail to transport people and goods around the city.

More and more EVs are becoming available and affordable, but supporting infrastructure isn’t necessarily available. River vessels are built to last for decades, and purchasing a replacement is not a practical option for most river operators. Therefore, operators must look to greening what they have. Solutions include converting their diesel vessels to hybrid or electric ones, or adapting them to use emission scrubbers, cleaner-burning fuels, and even solar power.

Through CALL, CRP aims to speed up the transition to cleaner forms of transport. By trialling EV schemes, supporting operators going electric, and providing the necessary infrastructure for these schemes, we can see what does and doesn’t work. Then we will share what we have learnt with others, easing the process for other operators.

For more information please contact CRP Project Manager Sefinat Otaru: sefinatotaru@crossriverpartnership.org

As part of our Defra-funded Clean Air Logistics for London Programme, CRP is looking to support the development of infrastructure that enables light freight to be moved by river. This includes adapting piers to make them more suitable for light freight and installing landside infrastructure (sorting facilities, cargo bike docking stations etc.) to allow onward deliveries by low emission modes.

This work builds on a study commissioned as part of CRP’s Clean Air Villages 4 Programme that highlights how 7 shortlisted piers could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight service on the Thames.

Improving pier and landside infrastructure will make it more viable for logistics companies and businesses to move more freight into London via river rather than road. This will in turn reduce emissions and congestion in central London by removing freight from the road.

If you would like to find out more, or are a pier / land owner who is interested in collaborating with us as part of this project, please contact CRP Programme Manager Fiona Coull: fionacoull@crossriverpartnership.org

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CRP made a commitment in our Annual Report/Business Plan 2021/22/23 that we would continue to become climate emergency champions. Since we published the report in March, we’ve been working hard to achieve this goal and we have been using our Emissions Calculator to measure the impact of CRP’s projects.

By March, our Clean Air Villages 4 project had emissions savings of 275,212g of nitrogen oxides, 151,215kg of PM 2.5 and 109,450kg of CO2 by March and final calculations are currently underway for the end-of-project figures.

Some of the projects which have contributed towards reductions are the river freight pilot, which has replaced van journeys into Central London with boat trips for six weeks this summer. We have also introduced cargo bike schemes in 4 boroughs since May (London Borough of Brent, London Borough of Camden, London Borough of Lewisham, London Borough of Merton). For the Merton cargo bike scheme, the cargo bike made 569km of journeys which may otherwise have been made by petrol vehicles, and Elys, a business who used the cargo bike have now bought one of their own.

For more information, please contact CRP Project Officer Dave Ebbrell: davidebbrell@crossriverpartnership.org

Niki Gorick’s latest book and exhibition project is photographing life on the waters of London’s famous old Docks.

Forty years ago, London’s Docklands had become 6,000 acres of forgotten wasteland after over a century as the busiest port in the world. Now these once-derelict docks are again filled with boats of all shapes and sizes, forming homes and businesses for an extraordinary range of people. From millionaires visiting on their super-yachts, country-house executives needing a London base and fit pensioners looking for adventure, through to young tech workers wanting a cheaper place to live, jobbing craftsmen keeping ancient marine trades alive and homeless people finding refuge, these are varied and dynamic communities.   

Focusing on St. Katharine Docks, the Surrey Docks and the Isle of Dogs, the photographs illustrate the rich mix of personalities and activities in these converted commercial docks. Lying either side of the Thames between the City and Greenwich, they enjoy central London locations but as floating communities with their own nautical customs and rules, they are a world apart from their land-based neighbours. 

For more information, please get in touch with Niki Gorick
(photos@nikigorick.com).

To take a look at CRP’s work along the river, please see the Clean Air Logistics for London project page or contact CRP Programme Manager Fiona Coull (fionacoull@crossriverpartnership.org).

August is National Road Victim Month. It is a time to remember those killed or injured in road crashes and to learn about the injustice that many crash victims face.

This month was designated National Road Victim Month following the death of Princess Diana on 31st August 1997, and to commemorate the first death by a motor vehicle – Bridget Driscoll in 1896.

Over the last decade, the number of people killed on Britain’s roads has stayed at about same level year on year. Five people are killed every day, and over 60 are seriously injured.

In order to reduce danger on London streets in the future, CRP has published the report “Towards Vision Zero” through the CLSTRP project in May 2022. This report and the included guidelines are aimed at local authorities and aim to help them develop road danger reduction strategies and action plans. You can read and download it here.

CRP has completed another three months of data analysis and monitoring services for traffic and movement data for CRP Board and project partner South Bank BID. This continues to support South Bank BID with its public realm evidence-based decision-making across the area around some of London’s top landmarks, tourist attractions and hospitality centres.

CRP has been analysing data collected by five traffic sensors across the BID area, supplied by VivaCity, that collect traffic data using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The sensors collect live traffic count data from pedestrians and cyclists, all the way up to cars, vans, buses and lorries, and give a detailed insight into how the area is used each day. CRP’s most recent data analysis period was from 1st April – 30th June this year.

CRP has been supporting South Bank BID with data analysis and monitoring services for two years to understand the movements of pedestrians, cyclists and motorised vehicles in the area, so that they can make the space as enjoyable and pedestrian friendly as possible.

If you would like to hear more about CRP’s data analysis and monitoring services, please get in touch with CRP Sustainable Transport Manager Ross Phillips – rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

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Totally Thames 2022

CAF Intervention – Micro Hub Trials

CALL Intervention – River Freight Trials and Tributaries

CALL Intervention – Electric Vehicles, Vessels and Infrastructure

CALL Intervention: Pier Adaption Opportunities

Better Futures+

CRP is a Climate Emergency Champion!

Dock Life renewed – How London’s Docks are thriving again

National Road Victim Month

Vivacity Monitoring Complete