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Get your most comfortable shoes back on as Living Streets are once again encouraging you to get out and walk for National Walking Month this May!

Living Streets are encouraging all across the UK to try and fit 20 minutes of walking (or extra walking) into your day from 1st – 31st May. Walking is one of the easiest ways to improve our health and stay connected to our community, helping us feel less lonely and isolated.

CRP are continuing to champion walking through our projects by making streets healthier, greener, safer and more pedestrian-friendly through the Just Streets and Healthy Streets Everyday II programmes. And this doesn’t just stop at personal travel, with CRP supporting a walking freight initiative with UPS, the Fitzrovia Partnership, Heals and London Borough of Camden across Fitzrovia in London.

You can find out more about National Walking Month here, including comms resources and guidance: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/national-walking-month/

It’s April, which means its officially time to kickstart our Healthy Streets Everyday Phase II (HSEII) programme, after recently securing funding to create more Healthy Streets across London!

HSEII aims to address the overdependence on private vehicles and its associated negative effects on health, well-being and the environment, through increasing carbon reduction measures such as active travel and greening.

You can find out more about HSEII programme by visiting our newly launched project webpage – Healthy Streets Everyday II – Cross River Partnership.

Here at Cross River Partnership, we are continuing to work behind the scenes to set out plans for HSEII and look forward to ramping up engagement with our project partners to deliver exciting and impactful projects across London!

For more information contact CRP Project Lead for HSEII, Ross Phillips rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

Earth Day 2024 is taking place on Monday 22nd April and this year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics. Earth Day is calling on all stakeholders to unite in combating plastic pollution and protecting population health.

The movement is demanding a 60% reduction in plastic production by 20240 and the elimination of single-use plastics by 2030, paving the way for a plastic-free future.

Find out what you can do join the fight to #EndPlastics

Earth Day 2024 | Activities & Resources for April 22 – Earth Day

We are excited to announce the launch of our latest in-depth report on the Pimlico micro logistics hub trial that CRP and Westminster City Council delivered between April and December 2023. The trial was supported by Decarbon Logistics Solutions and carried out by Delivery Mates low-emission couriers.

In this comprehensive report, which also includes an executive summary, we delve into various aspects of the trial, including:

Introduction: Learn about the trial, our partners, and the funding provided.

Setting Up the Hub: Explore the project timeline, hub site specifications, and trial costs.

Testimonials and Public Relations: Hear from project partners and discover how the trial was covered online and by the media.

Data Analysis and Insights: Gain valuable insights into operational efficiency, air quality benefits, and more.

Learnings and Recommendations: Understand the key takeaways and recommendations for future micro logistics hubs.

Inspiration for Others: Get inspired by the success of our trial and discover similar projects CRP is working on.

Plus, we provide additional resources and an appendix detailing our methodology and data collection process.

Don’t miss out on this valuable resource! Read the full report: https://crossriverpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SGL-Unpacked-Pimlico-Micro-Logistics-Hub-Trial.pdf

For more information, contact CRP Project Manager Isidora Rivera Vollmer isidorariveravollmer@crossriverpartnership.org

On Wednesday 13th March, some of the Cross River Partnership team attended the Varamis Rail Event, Introducing Sustainable High-Speed Rail Logistics into the heart of Central London, at Liverpool Street Station.

The event provided a great platform to demonstrate how a converted passenger train can be used to deliver high volumes of freight into central areas of London. The converted passenger trains have a significant amount of space and could remove an estimated 40-50 lorries from London and the South-East’s roads each journey it replaces. Speakers Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Chair of Network Rail, Steve Evans CEO of XeroE, Phil Read, Managing Director at Varamis Rail, and Scott Wilding Principal Strategy Planner at the Transport for London Freight Team spoke about the potential for this to change the way deliveries are made into and across London.

Zero emission cargo bike operators were at the event, and XeroE’s containerised cargo bike was able to seamlessly wheel on and off the carriage, showing how modes can be mixed to create an end to end sustainable freight solution.

CRP are excited to build on the momentum through the Waterloo Freight Hub project, where CRP are aiming to set up a 6-month road-fed trial at Waterloo Station.

For more information, please reach out to Ross Phillips, Sustainable Transport Manager, on rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

At Cross River Partnership, we want to ensure our tools remain relevant to their targeted audience. One such tool is our Urban Logistics Hubs Map. The website is a “hub” of sorts for:

people to share spaces they have that are suitable for parcel consolidation and distribution activities. These spaces should be in or near Greater London; and
couriers in search of such spaces (also in or close to London).

We’re looking for new locations to add to our map. So, if you have a commercial space you think will work or other related questions, send us a message using the Contact Us form on the map or email Project Manager Sefinat Otaru.

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced an exciting initiative: a three-month trial of off-peak Fridays on Tube and rail services across the city! The trial kicked off on March 8th and will last until May 31st, 2024.

With hybrid working being the new norm across many industries in the wake of the pandemic, Fridays often see a significant proportion of the workforce working from home. Consequently, tube journeys have yet to rebound to their pre-pandemic levels.

The trial aims to increase tube journeys and encourage Londoners back into the city, in a bid to boost visitor numbers to the city’s landmarks and businesses.

Alongside the trial, many restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues throughout the city are rolling out exclusive Friday-only offers and discounts. These offers can be explored on Visit London’s dedicated webpage, showcasing the array of deals available during the trial period.

To better understand how much you could save on your commute, check out TfL’s Off-peak Friday fares page!

Earth Hour, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), famously began in Sydney in 2007 as a lights out event, where more than 2.2 million people and 2,000 business turned their lights off for one hour as a symbol to the commitment towards nature and our planet.

It has since continued to grow, attracting supporters in more than 185 countries, encouraging people to take action in support of the environment, and lobbying for legislative change.

Earth Hour is a time to celebrate our planet. Getting involved can be as simple as turning your lights off for one hour in support of Earth Day. Or celebrate by doing something you enjoy, whether that be taking a walk in the park, bird watching or supporting local voluntary services. Spend 60 minutes doing something positive for our planet!

Engage the young generation this Earth Hour with the Earth Hour Education Pack available here – these curated theme packs include accessible educational activities and printables, designed to encourage fun learning about our planet.

Cross River Partnership (CRP) is delighted to secure funding to create more Healthy Streets across London with its Local Authority and BID partners, and to clean London’s air at the same time.

This new Healthy Streets Everyday Phase II (HSEII) programme will tackle over-dependence on private vehicles, and the associated issues of poor Air Quality, Environment, Safety, Health, and Wellbeing. Westminster City Council will play the lead body role for Cross River Partnership on this exciting new programme.

Cross River Partnership will be delivering increased:

Active travel
Walking routes
Permanent school streets
Low emission transport infrastructure
Green space / planting / rain gardens

Read more our HSEII Project Summary Document: https://crossriverpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HSE-II-Summary.pdf

For further information, please contact CRP’s Director susannahwilks@crossriverpartnership.org or CRP’s Sustainable Transport Manager rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP were delighted to attend the Edie Awards this month, to celebrate CRP’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funded London Light Freight River Trial project. While we may not have clinched the win in the Transport/Fleet Management Project of the Year category, we are proud to be shortlisted among such outstanding organisations.

CRP attended the ceremony alongside project partner Lyreco and enjoyed a fantastic evening celebrating sustainability and innovation!

Find out more about the London Light Freight River Trial here.

For more information, contact CRP Senior Programme Manager Fiona Coull fionacoull@crossriverpartnership.org

Archives: News Articles

Walk Your Way Through May

Healthy Streets Everyday II Goes Live!

Earth Day 2024

SGL Unpacked: Pimlico Micro Logistics Hub Trial

CRP Attends Varamis Rail Event Showcasing Their New Electric Freight Service Into London

Add Your Logistics Space to CRP’s Urban Logistics Hub Map

TfL Trials Off-Peak Fridays

Earth Hour

Healthy Streets Everyday II

London Light Freight River Trial shortlisted at Edie Awards 2024