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We’re gearing up for our next exciting Lunchtime Launch event Making Monitoring Meaningful: Planning Transport in the Covid Era, where we will be discussing innovations in monitoring and transport planning, and how we can turn data into something meaningful! Over the past year we have seen a growing interest and scrutiny of interventions to improve air quality. Monitoring can play a critical role in assessing the impact of these schemes, helping to guide more effective action for transport planning.

On Thursday 25th February, 1:15pm – 2pm, CRP Technical Project Officer Abby McDougall and Project Manager Fiona Coull will outline current monitoring as part of CRP’s projects, including the latest insights from a 3-month traffic and road user monitoring programme. In collaboration with Vivacity, CRP have analysed data from sensors installed at 14 locations across London. This programme cuts across two of CRP’s projects, the Defra-funded Clean Air Villages project and Mayor of London-funded Healthy Streets Everyday programme, to help CRP and partners understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting traffic and active travel on London’s streets.

Learning outcomes of this event include:

How data can be captured through Artificial Intelligence
Transforming monitoring data to be meaningful and practical for transport planning purposes
How captured data can aid the decision-making process

We look forward to seeing you there!

Missed our last Lunchtime Launch on Developing the Future of Freight Logistics in London? Watch the recording, read the slides and Q&As and finally download the latest CRP report on The Potential for Urban Logistics Hubs.

This week, we are showcasing the work of CRP partner Hammersmith BID, who provide new and expanded services within the BID area, as identified by local businesses to improve working and trading. Hammersmith BID are also project partners for CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday programme.

Hammersmith BID is currently in renewal and intends its Public Realm and Green Investment programme to be a key focus for the next five years. This reflects the BID’s track record in ambitious, and successful sustainability projects. With several environmental awards under its belt, and with more in the pipeline, the BID’s small team will be focusing on creating a new, green Public Realm Vision for Hammersmith town centre.

Working in cooperation with partners such as local businesses, TfL, Hammersmith & Fulham Council, the GLA and Cross River Partnership means that campaigns and projects can be implemented as swiftly as possible.

Notable projects already in process include the successful zero-emissions delivery enterprise, Parcels not Pollution. The BID plans to roll out this e-cargobike service more widely, taking advantage of improved load options and increased capacity. The BID promotes the service to its businesses as a way to reach customers, suppliers and employees working from home, both with in-bound and outbound deliveries. Parcel deliveries are consolidated via a central hub, which further reduces emissions and congestion in the town centre. Please find out more about the voucher scheme for Hammersmith and Fulham businesses here.

Office life after COVID-19 will require more opportunities for social distancing; and the BID will be building on its award-winning parklet programme, creating pleasant outdoor areas for meeting, eating and trading.

Sustainable commuting has grown in popularity since March last year, and the BID continues to support cycling with regular bike security marking sessions and free bicycle maintenance. It will continue to work closely with businesses to create Active Travel Plans, and to promote Clean Air Walking Routes.

Looking further ahead, the BID will be continuing to focus on larger infrastructure projects such as the development of Hammersmith Highline, as it works towards radically expanding and improving the Public Realm in the borough.

For more information please contact Business Engagement Manager Livia Caruso.

This week we are featuring CRP’s Operations Manager Carol Quamina, who has been working in the role for just over six years.

My job involves ensuring that we comply with our accountable body, Westminster City Council’s procedures and processes, specifically finance, procurement and HR. I also have an overview of all of CRP’s projects and programmes, ensuring that grant claims are submitted on time to our various funders, making payments to suppliers and ensuring that all outstanding funding is received. My job is varied, challenging and enjoyable and I can honestly say that no two days are ever the same!

CRP is excited to be working in partnership with Groundwork London to deliver two engaging active travel workshops as part of Clean Air Villages 3.

These two interactive workshops will help participants identify the positives of active travel, but also the barriers and how to overcome them.

For your free ticket to the general active travel workshop on 24th February, 2-3pm, click here.

To join the cycling focused workshop on 1st March, 2-3pm, click here.

Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place from 1st – 7th February 2021.

The Centre for Mental Health reports a new cohort of 500,000 previously healthy children under 18 will require mental health care due to the economic, health and family pressures caused by the covid crisis. In addition, a new investigation from the Evening Standard reveals hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents who had no diagnosable mental health problems before the pandemic will need care and support this year as a consequence of the crisis.

Now more than ever, action is needed to support young people. CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday project is supporting Local Authorities, Business Improvement Districts and Landowners to create streets that are pleasant, safe places for all communities to enjoy. Children need safe, accessible, traffic-free residential areas to play, learn, and explore without being exposed to harmful air pollution.

We are only two months away from the Clean Air Villages 3 (CAV3) project end date! CRP has been working through the many trials and tribulations of the pandemic, and we are pleased to promote the cargo-bike schemes across 6 CAV3 villages. The schemes support a network of various local businesses such as restaurants, coffee roasters, paint shops and independent stores delivering to their local customers via zero-emission transport methods.

We are delivering this scheme in Richmond, Tooting (London Borough of Wandsworth), Wimbledon (London Borough of Merton), Deptford (London Borough of Lewisham), Soho (Westminster City Council) and Seven Sisters Junction (London Borough of Haringey). Since the recent lockdown was announced, the CRP team have reached out to local foodbanks, charities and pharmacies to help support them during these challenging times. These schemes in all 6 areas are still ongoing and have capacity to take on businesses from these areas to join and trial cargo-bike deliveries for free.

If you are interested in utilising the schemes, please reach out to CRP Project Officer Ross Phillips for Deptford, CRP Senior Project Officer Laura Jacklin for Wimbledon, Tooting and Richmond and CRP Project Officer Anusha Rajamani for Soho and Seven Sisters Junction.

Not in any of the above areas but interested in cargo-bike deliveries for your business? Contact Anusha Rajamani to find out how you can make the switch!

Clean Air Thames is a project funded by the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund to retrofit commercial vessels operating on the Tidal Thames within Greater London.

The project aims to demonstrate how vessel operators can reduce noxious emissions and contribute to air quality improvements along the river, making the Thames a healthy and pleasant space for river workers, passengers, and visitors alike.

The second round of funding is NOW OPEN! The deadline to apply is Friday 12th February 2021.

For operators, participating in the project means:

Reducing your costs by up to 50% to get an exhaust after-treatment installed due to the match-funding provided
Getting a head start on future policy restrictions on emissions, and demonstrating forward-thinking in the industry
Actively contributing to the aims of Port of London Authority’s Air Quality Strategy, and taking a large step towards qualifying for their recently launched Thames Green Scheme.

For more information, and to download the guidance document and application form, please see here. For further inquiries, please contact CRP Project Manager Sefinat Otaru.

Last week’s Lunchtime Launch session, ‘Developing the Future of Freight Logistics in London‘, covered how urban logistics hubs have an important role to play in promoting clean and efficient freight activity. We were delighted to be joined by 131 attendees, as well as expert speakers Barry Smith from Westminster City Council, Julie Bowerman from Steer, and CRP’s Laura Jacklin.

During the session we were pleased to circulate the final report ‘The Potential for Urban Logistics Hubs in Central London‘. You can also see the full presentation slides here and brief answers to some of the questions raised here.

Didn’t get the chance to join us live? Please click here to see the full recording.

The Central London Sub-Regional Transport Partnership (CLSRTP) brings together the senior transport officers from the 10 boroughs of central London, on behalf of Transport for London, and facilitated by CRP.

Recent CLSRTP outputs include:

The Potential for Urban Logistics Hubs report
Enabling Last Mile Cycling Logistics report
The Town Centre Futures commission
Streetspace delivery co-ordination

We are excited to announce we will also be launching a new ‘Parking Scheme Assessment Guidance’ framework and ‘Freight Noise Management in Urban Environments report in the coming weeks!

These 10 boroughs meet every month to share best practice and lessons learnt, to co-ordinate activities across borough boundaries, and to commission mutually-useful studies, investigations and trials to help London. The 10 boroughs are: the City of London Corporation, London Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham,
Southwark, Wandsworth, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster City Council.

For further information about the CRP-facilitated CLSRTP work, please contact the group’s Chair, CRP Senior Project Officer Laura Jacklin, or CRP’s Director Susannah Wilks.

Cross River Partnership’s Healthy Streets Everyday programme is excited to announce the launch of ‘Mobility Justice & Transport Inclusivity’; an inspiring and reflective guidance document that explores five stories of mobility (in)justice faced by disabled people.

Transport can be one of the principal barriers faced by disabled people. This is explored throughout the document with themes such as journey planning, experiences of private and public transport, and active travel being discussed as part of the different personal accounts.

The five individuals also touched on how the pandemic has impacted their mobility with measures such as emergency streetscape changes having either positive or negative implications. By providing a voice to the everyday experiences of individuals who experience mobility (in)justice, the guidance aims to raise awareness of the variety of considerations that need to be taken in order to make transport and mobility truly accessible for everyone.

In addition, CRP would also like to highlight Transport for All’s Pave The Way report, an independent and in-depth research study into how disabled people have been impacted by Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, and the barriers to Active Travel more broadly.

CRP and its partners are extremely grateful to the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund for making this Guidance Document possible.

For further information about the Healthy Streets Everyday project, please contact CRP Project Manager Fiona Coull.

Archives: News Articles

Making Monitoring Meaningful: Planning Transport in the Covid Era

CRP’s Spotlight On: Hammersmith BID

CRP’s Staff Spotlight On: Carol Quamina

Active Travel Workshops with Groundwork

Children’s Mental Health Week

The Road to Clean Deliveries is a Bike Ride Away!

Clean Air Thames: Round 2 Deadline Approaching

CRP’s Lunchtime Launch Success!

Co-ordinating Central London Boroughs

CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday launches new Guidance Document