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We are entering the last month of the Clean Air Villages 3 (CAV3) project and it looks like we’re going out with a bang!

February was a busy month for the CAV3 villages, with Tooting, Richmond and Wimbledon’s cargo bike delivery schemes in full swing. For Deptford‘s cargo bike scheme, we were pleased to support the Trussell Trust food bank in delivering goods to those in need during the pandemic.

This past month also included 2 workshops on Active Travel, hosted in partnership with Groundwork. The most recent workshop on Active Travel and Cycling detailed the perks and benefits to being an active traveller, with some key tips and tricks for getting out on your bike. We were also excited announce the launch of 14 new Clean Air Routes across 11 CAV3 partner boroughs – explore the new routes on the recently refreshed Clean Air Route Finder.

For more information, please contact CRP Project Manager Kate Fenton.

Cargo bikes are a sustainable, efficient, zero-emission option that can be used for a range of deliveries and collections. They have huge potential for businesses to save money by avoiding congestion and emissions charges in central London, as well as improve air quality across our communities.

Since the start of the pandemic, CRP’s Clean Air Villages 3 (CAV3) project has launched 7 cargo bike schemes, covering 596 miles supporting food banks, pharmacies, charities and local businesses in delivering essential items. The most recent schemes have launched in Seven Sisters, Soho and The Northbank BID, and are currently free to use.

If you are interested or aware of any businesses or organisations that could utilise these zero emission vehicles, please contact CRP Project Officer Carina Mesquita.

After the successful launch of the Potential for Urban Logistics Hub in Central London study commissioned by CLSRTP, the next phase of this project is being undertaken to create an interactive online map. This will enable both site owners and logistics operators to see what areas across central London have potential space to house last mile delivery hubs that will help to reducing air pollution, congestion and carbon emissions.

This map will showcase the 29 sites that were identified as potential areas for use for logistics operations, as well as new sites that local authorities or landowners identify across central London in the future.

Different types of spaces could be used for logistics hubs including; carparks, railway arches, empty stores, warehouses and many more.

CRP is now accepting submissions for more sites across Central London to add to the map!

If you are a Landowner, council or private company who has space that has underutilised space that could be a potential space for consolidation get in touch with CRP Senior Project Officer Laura Jacklin.

Join Centre for London for the launch of the new report ‘Seeing Clearly: A New Vision for London’s Lighting’ on Wednesday 10th March at 5pm. This innovative study looks at how London uses electric lighting and shares good practice to improve the city’s great outdoors.

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The event will present recommendations for the Mayor of London, Local Authorities, developers and communities, culminating with a discussion with guest experts, including Amy Lamé, Greater London Authority, and Sarah Gaventa, Illuminated River Foundation.

Key points addressed at this event will be:

How can better lighting contribute make our public spaces more welcoming and inclusive?
How can we make lighting more sustainable?
What would it take to make London one of the best lit cities in the world?

CRP is proud to be a supporting sponsor for this research.

For more information, please contact CRP’s Director Susannah Wilks.

CRP’s recently released Mobility Justice and Transport Inclusivity report has been shared in Forbes Magazine! We’re very pleased to see the important research being disseminated and we will continue to expand on the key messages with our partners on how the practical recommendations mentioned in this report can be implemented across the Healthy Streets Everyday project.

For more information, please contact CRP Project Manager Fiona Coull.

The new BID in Whitehall will provide the local business community with a strong voice to drive change, innovation and stimulate additional investment into the area!

Following the recent ballot, 95% of local businesses voted ‘yes’ which saw them endorse the creation of the new BID. This result has seen the establishment of London’s 67th BID, and is a promising indication of the growing role that BIDs are playing in London’s ongoing development. It is envisaged that through collective partnerships, the Whitehall BID will help drive more than £600,000 of investment across a range of strategic projects over the next two years.

CRP look forward to seeing the development of the local area, no doubt contributing to making London a better place to live, work and visit.

This week, we are showcasing the work of CRP partner angel.london, the organisation that runs the Business Improvement District in the Angel, one of the most vibrant town centres in North London.

Like all other BIDS, angel.london has been working in unchartered waters over the past year. To support our businesses through the pandemic, we reduced the BID levy for businesses that were not permitted to open. We had to move from service delivery to advice and advocacy whilst still trying to deliver as many projects as possible on a reduced budget, with the great support of Islington Council, particularly the Waste Management Service. For much of this time, our office base has been unavailable and, like workers everywhere, we have all had to establish home offices and meet virtually.

Our excellent working relationship with CRP has continued and as partners for the Clean Air Villages 3 project we have, together, had to rework our original ideas for the scheme and find new ways of engaging our businesses. Our Marketing Manager has reported that the e-shot for the recent Active Travel workshops attracted more hits than anything else apart from our grant advice shots, and we are receiving very positive feedback! We will be running our first Sustainability Forum next month, hosted by CRP, and hope that this will continue well beyond the life of the current project.

For more information, please contact angel.london Chief Executive Christine Lovett.

On Monday 22nd February, the Government announced the roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England.

The roadmap outlines four steps for easing restrictions. Before proceeding to the next step, the Government will examine the data to assess the impact of previous steps.

This assessment will be based on four tests:

The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully.
Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated.
Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS.
Our assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new Variants of Concern.

There will be a minimum of five weeks between each step: four weeks for the data to reflect changes in restrictions; followed by seven days’ notice of the restrictions to be eased.

CRP’s third Lunchtime Launch of the series will take place on Thursday 25th March 2021, 1:15pm – 2:00pm. We will be joined by Westminster City Council’s Debbie Jackson and Centre for London’s Richard Brown to launch CRP’s latest commissioned report into Town Centre Futures. Detailed insights will be added by CRP’s Project Officer Rachael Aldridge.
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Town Centre Futures will showcase 10 different typologies of London Town Centres, in order to demonstrate practical recommendations for creating successful, complementary futures as we emerge from COVID-19. Transport, environment, economic and health factors will all be tackled together.

If you missed CRP’s most recent Lunchtime Launch on Making Monitoring Meaningful: Planning Transport in the Covid Era, you can view the full recording here and see all associated materials here. We were very pleased to be joined by 98 audience members from across the Local Authority, Business Improvement District, Government Agency, Consultancy, Think Tank spectrum.

For more information, please contact CRP’s Director Susannah Wilks.

This week we are featuring CRP’s Project Manager Fiona Coull, who is leading on CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday (HSE) Programme and Vivacity Monitoring Project.

As part of my role on CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday project, I really enjoy working with partners to deliver initiatives that make London’s streets pleasant, safe places for all to enjoy.
There are so many elements associated with the Heathy Streets approach that I’ve been able to help implement a wide range of initiatives. For example, we have worked with partners to install green screening, provide Dr Bike sessions, install parklets, undertake monitoring, install school streets and more! This also links well with my role overseeing CRP’s Vivacity Monitoring Project, as many of the HSE initiatives we are helping to implement need to be monitored to ensure they are having the desired effect. Working with lots of people on lots of different things does mean that my job at CRP can be quite challenging. However, it is also very rewarding – getting to hear how something you’ve helped do has positively impacted communities and businesses is always a good feeling, which is what I enjoy most about working at CRP!

Archives: News Articles

Final Month of Clean Air Villages 3 Project

Cargo Bikes – The Future of Urban Deliveries

Re-Imagining Space for a Green Recovery

Lighting London Report Launch

Mobility Guidance feature in Forbes Magazine

Congratulations to Whitehall BID

CRP’s Spotlight On: angel.london

Four Step Roadmap out of Lockdown

CRP’s Lunchtime Launches: Town Centre Futures

CRP’s Staff Spotlight On: Fiona Coull