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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to ‘unlock’ land owned by the Greater London Authority and London boroughs, to locate around 1,000 rapid charge points by 2030.

Transport for London estimates that by 2030, London could need up to 60,000 charge points, of which up to 4,000 will be rapid charge points.

London’s ongoing investment in EVs supports the Mayor’s wider target of decarbonising the transport network and achieving a net zero capital by 2030. The Mayor is committed to working with the Government, boroughs, charge points operators, energy providers and other key stakeholders to make sure London gets the charge points it needs.

CRP’s latest release, ‘Electric Vehicle Rapid Charging Hubs’ acts as useful guidance for local authorities and landowners, including a case study of Glass Yard Woolwich.

For more information, please contact CRP Project Officer Eleanor Marshall.

Free use of a cargo bike and rider (yes, free, you did read that right!).

We can work together to reduce air pollution. Using transport types that do not give out pollutants that are bad for our lungs is one effective way to do this. That is why there are free hours – via the Defra funded Clean Air Villages programme – to use an Ecofleet cargo bike.

If you are a business, community organisation or charity based in Covent Garden, Northbank, Soho or Richmond then please contact CRP Project Manager Kate Fenton for more information.

The bike and rider can be booked in advance and used for your deliveries or collections, for example, delivering to customers or transferring stock between stores.

The hours are being given out on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Read our case study for more information about cargo bikes

CRP is continuing to work with South Bank BID to provide in-depth Vivacity monitoring and analysis. This month we reached a new milestone, with the third round of reporting nearly complete!

So why is monitoring useful? By carrying out monitoring and analysis, CRP can provide South Bank BID with a detailed picture of active travel and vehicular movements, as well as an insight to social distancing trends and local emissions. This can then help to:

Act as the proof of concept for local initiatives
Identify areas where additional measures may be required
Enable evidence-based decision making for the BID and their stakeholders.

CRP can also work with partners to improve the monitoring of specific sites by providing the following detailed data analysis:

Active travel and traffic count analysis (e.g., pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes, cars, vans, HGVs and buses)
Granular level event analysis
Movement/road user behaviour analysis (including social distancing)
Speed reporting
Turning count analysis
Air quality impacts

Partners will also receive access to a real-time data dashboard as well as detailed reports to help evaluate the benefits and impacts of active travel, sustainable transport or business support schemes.

To find out more about the benefits of monitoring, take a look at CRP’s ‘Meaningful Monitoring: Providing the Path to Positive Change’.

Alternatively, please get in touch with CRP Project Manager Fiona Coull  if you are interested in finding out more about how CRP’s data analysis services can benefit your organisation.

Through Cross River Partnership’s Clean Air Villages 4 and CLSRTP programmes, CRP has produced an interactive map for Local Authorities and Landowners to advertise underutilised or unused sites and spaces in their local area. This map will support logistics operators to explore these locations as potential Urban Logistics Hubs and Micro Logistics Hubs, and landowners and local authorities to utilise these spaces fully.

Urban logistics hubs and micro logistics hubs play an important role in promoting sustainable and efficient freight activity in London. Goods are sent to spaces close to urban centres in areas with lots of people, and then distributed via low and zero-emission vehicles, like electric vehicles and cargo bikes, for the ‘last mile’ of the supply chain. This reduces delivery vehicle trips, pollution and congestion on our roads.

So, what may you be looking for? CRP has also created some easily digestible flyers to show what you might be looking for in your area if you are looking for urban logistics or micro logistics hubs. You can find these below:

If you think you may know of an unused or underutilised space near you, please get in touch with CRP Project Manager Ross Phillips.

Progress was made at COP26! Of course there is still much more to do, but it’s fantastic that over 200 countries are committing to do #BetterTogether, including China and the US.

More than 100 countries have promised to stop deforestation by 2030. CRP’s next Lunchtime Launch is all about Parks and Climate Change – sign up here.

450 financial organisations have agreed to back “clean” technology, such as renewable energy, and direct finance away from fossil fuel-burning industries. CRP’s Electric Fleet Local Energy Systems project is working with partners UPS, UK Power Networks and Moixa to trial smart charging of commercial delivery Electric Vehicles, supported by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund from UK Research & Innovation.

CRP looks forward to continuing to do its bit in tackling the climate crisis with its partners – #TogetherWeCan.

Read the 2030 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

CRP’s accountable body, Westminster City Council has committed to reduce carbon emissions across the city to reach net zero by 2040. The Climate Emergency Action Plan contains a raft of actions to reduce emissions by working in partnership with businesses, communities, and residents.

Key actions will focus on:

Efficient buildings
Clean and affordable energy
Sustainable travel and transport
Reducing consumption and waste
Green and resilient city

What are you doing to help cut carbon pollution? See here for some priority steps you can take to help make a difference.

Take a look at Westminster City Council’s Climate Change Projects

CRP Project Officer Isidora Rivera Vollmer attended Southwark’s virtual Climate Change Conference. This year’s conference was hosted by Councillor Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency and Sustainable Development. The keynote speaker at this event was Harriet Lamb, CEO of climate change charity Ashden.

The conference was held on 27th October, one week before COP26. The event focused on the work taking place across the borough to reduce emissions and protect our natural environment. First, Helen Dennis and Harriet Lamb gave informative speeches about local and national climate strategies and projects. Participants then had the chance to participate in two workshops out of four options: ‘Sustainable travel’, ‘Biodiversity and nature’, ‘Business and sustainable consumption’, and ‘Buildings and energy’.

CRP first attended the ‘Business and sustainable consumption’ workshop. Tom Harris, from Better Bankside BID, and Nick Wolff, from Southwark Council, talked about the BID’s and council’s green services, climate action strategies, and the creation of new green jobs and green skills training hubs. The second workshop, ‘Sustainable travel’, was led by council members Jeremy Leach and Pip Howson, who gave updates on Southwark’s strategy for zero carbon transportation and active travel programme. Participants were able to ask the workshop speakers questions afterwards.

At the end of the conference, Councillor Kieron Williams, leader of Southwark Council, underlined that carbon emissions need to be cut down even further to tackle the climate crisis. He is hopeful that the government will fund green solutions nationwide and in Southwark.

Following the local Climate Emergency Conference ahead of COP26 (see article above), Councillor Kieron Williams, Leader of Southwark Council wrote to the UK’s Prime Minister, urging the government to ‘do more’ to tackle climate change and ‘to do it quickly’ through a series of financial and policy changes.

In the letter to RT Hon Boris Johnson, MP, Cllr Williams said:
“The resources you make available to deliver this shared ambition and responsibility are needed as soon as possible. Now is the time for action, and we call on you to use this opportunity to make the changes that are so urgently needed for the future of our communities and our planet.”

The letter called on the government to:

Significantly increase funding for schemes that allow both local authorities and residents to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes – making them low carbon, cosy and cheaper to heat, and to introduce a highly ambitious Future Homes Standard.
Create a sustainable funding deal for TfL to reduce carbon emissions and clean up our toxic air not just in Southwark, but across the whole of London and beyond. Transport accounts for 15% of the borough’s emissions, of which around 99% comes from on-road transport.
Provide new funding to ensure more sustainable recycling methods are available for all residents.
Provide new incentives to power a revolution in local renewable energy generation and avoid toxic energy sources.

Southwark now has a Citizens’ Jury in place to learn about, discuss, and make recommendations on action that could tackle climate change. They are due to submit their findings to the council in spring 2022.

Did you know that in London, only 4% of statues are named women, and only 1% are people of colour?

That’s why this month, the Mayor’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm has invited community-led organisations to submit applications for grants worth up to £25,000 to help refresh their public spaces to better reflect the stories of all of the groups who made London what it is today.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “London’s diversity is its greatest strength but for far too long our capital’s statues, street names and buildings have only shown a limited perspective on our city’s complex history.

“I’m determined to do everything I can to ensure our public realm presents a more complete picture of everyone who has made London the incredible city it is today.

For more information and to apply for funding, click here.

CRP Business Improvement District partner Vauxhall One has been voted in for its third 5-year term!

Earning a victory with 87.4% of voters and 94.5% by rateable value, Vauxhall One will continue its work to share the largest regeneration zone in Europe.

Councillor Claire Holland, Leader of London Borough of Lambeth, said “I would like to congratulate Vauxhall BID for the fantastic ballot result, which is proof of the hard work and dedication that they have shown to local businesses and residents. We are looking forward to continuing working closely with them over the course of the next 5 years, developing Vauxhall’s reputation as a destination for Londoners and supporting businesses recovering after the pandemic.”

For more information on the BID’s plans for 2022 – 2027, please see the Vauxhall One Renewal Proposal.

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London 2030 Electric Vehicle Strategy

Free Cargo Bike Hire in Westminster and Northbank

Southbank Vivacity Monitoring Continues

Urban and Micro Logistics Hubs

COP26 and CRP

Westminster Council Climate Emergency Action Plan

Southwark Climate Change Conference 2021

Spotlight On: London Borough of Southwark

Mayor of London Announces £1m ‘Untold Stories’ Fund

Congratulations to Vauxhall One!