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Engagement with businesses, hospitals and communities in the ‘villages’ continues, with the Clean Air Villages team offering advice and support to businesses that goes beyond the scope of air quality, during this very difficult time. Local activities, involving cargo bike schemes continue and a range of organisations, from small businesses to food banks are benefitting from use of these zero emission vehicles. Other local activities that are brewing involve an Air Quality Ambassador programme with the City of London Corporation and a coordinated Delivery & Servicing Plan of three major London museums.

Cross-borough activities have also been continuing: CRP’s series of LiveShares are going strong, with the next one on 10th December showcasing the Clean Air Routes that have been developed and monitored for the villages. Reports from the Vivacity traffic monitoring are being produced, as are reports from the telematics devices that have been used by a range of businesses and local authorities.

Finally, we have created some dedicated videos to showcase the CAV village areas in the London Borough of Haringey, London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough of Islington, London Borough of Merton, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, The Fitzrovia Partnership BID, South Bank BID and King’s College Hospital.

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

CRP is very excited to see the launch of the ‘Ark’ in London Borough of Lewisham! A new parklet community space, funded by Spin and built by YesMake, to aid social distancing and for people to sit, rest and enjoy a refreshment from the local businesses opposite. Visit the Ark located on Staplehurst Road. It’s open to all!

CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday ‘Creating Parklets for Community and Business Resilience’ guidance document was instrumental in the developing stages of the parklet and we’re so excited to see more pop-up across London. Read the full document here for step-by-step support on creating your own parklet, including the design elements to think about to build a truly inclusive and accessible space for all to enjoy.

“The CRP guidance was really helpful in making the case for parklets in Lewisham, the facts and data helped with responding to queries and provided a solid reference point.”
Kieran Flynn – Transport Policy & Development, London Borough of Lewisham

Photo credit: YesMake

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

With the holiday season now upon us after a tough year, it’s no surprise everyone is looking ahead to Christmas for some much-needed cheer! With cities and stores re-opening, perhaps your Christmas shopping list is a becoming a dilemma… This holiday season, CRP has promoted numerous listed businesses from the CRP Clean Air Villages Directory via social media using #CleanAirChristmas! We will be promoting low-emission businesses based and servicing the 12 boroughs of the Clean Air Villages programme.

The Directory encourages shopping local, contributing to sustainable economies as well as improving London’s air quality with every delivery. Visit our the CRP Clean Air Villages Directory and start ticking off your Christmas list!

For more information on the Directory and how to list a business, please contact CRP Project Officer Rachael Aldridge, and for more information on the Clean Air Villages programme, please contact CRP Project Officer Anusha Rajamani.

With the gradual opening of businesses after a second lockdown, now is a great time to start shopping locally and/or use ‘click & collect‘ services!

CRP encourages active travel across London, and what better month than December to walk or cycle around the city, enjoying the Christmas markets and lights. With this in mind, take a look at the activities happening in London during this month to help you to make the most of this time. Remember to keep yourself and others safe, maintaining social distance and wearing a mask in public spaces.

Christmas Markets across London:

Places to go and see the Christmas lights in London:

Ice Skating Rinks:

To see a full list of attractions, please see Visit London: 101 Christmas things to do in London!

Merry Christmas!

CRP is pleased to announce a second round of funding to retrofit vessels operating on the Thames to reduce their emissions. We will be accepting applications until 12th February 2021.

Clean Air Thames is a three-year scheme to retrofit inland vessels to reduce emissions. £500,000 has been granted by the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund to help operators retrofit their vessels with post-exhaust treatments to reduce emissions. The project is administered by CRP in partnership with the Greater London Authority, the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the City of London Corporation. The project aims to retrofit commercial freight and passenger boats to reduce their hazardous emissions, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides by up to 90%.

The project complements the PLA’s Thames Green Scheme which is an indicator that allows operators to demonstrate their environmental performance.

Successful applicants for Round 1 were announce earlier this year – they were GPS Marine Contractors for their vessel GPS Anglia, and the PLA for their vessel, Driftwood 2. According to John Spencer, Managing Director of GPS, “No reliable, affordable technology exists at present to take us straight to net zero. The way forward, therefore, is to improve the emissions from the existing fleet and do so in ways that are readily achievable and affordable”.

The tidal Thames carries more passengers and freight than any other UK inland waterway. Vessels on the river account for approximately one per cent of emissions across Greater London. That number is expected to increase as standards for road vehicles become stricter, and the river is used to transport more people and freight.

For more information on the project and to download the application form and guidelines, please visit the Clean Air Thames project page or contact CRP Project Manager Sefinat Otaru. The funding is open to operators running vessels on the Tidal Thames within Greater London.

Last week, London emerged from Lockdown 2.0 into Tier 2 restrictions. We created this handy chart with the essential rules and regulations for businesses during this time. Click here to check the links for more detailed government guidance and business support. For more information, please contact CRP Project Officer Stav Friedman.

This week, we are showcasing the work of CRP Partner Cadogan, a dynamic property manager, investor and developer with a 300-year family history. Hear what Sustainability Manager Kate Neale has to say about Pavilion Road’s cargo bike scheme:

Earlier in the year, just weeks before the nation locked down for the first time, Cadogan and CRP together launched an e-cargo bike to support retailers on Pavilion Road, Chelsea. As part of CRP’s Defra-funded Clean Air Villages 2 (CAV2) programme, this scheme was designed to provide a zero-emissions delivery facility to the road. Although it was planned pre-COVID, it turned out to be a hugely valuable resource over the subsequent months. The trial is part of Cadogan’s wider sustainability strategy which aims to tackle air quality across the Estate. Cadogan and CRP’s CAV2 cargo bike trial ended at the end of May, but Cadogan are relaunching the initiative to support retailers across Chelsea in December!

As Chelsea’s ‘village street’, Pavilion Road offers local residents a butchers, bakery, cheesemonger, fishmonger and dry cleaners, amongst others. The e-cargo bike was invaluable in connecting local residents with these retailers, offering consolidated home deliveries from multiple stores. The trial was a great success, and as a result, the scheme saved 526kg CO₂per year, as well as 1.8kg NO_xand 53g of PM2.5 per year – please see the CAV2 case study for more details.

Customers who live within a 3 mile radius can use the complimentary service to deliver items from any participating Chelsea store, helping protect the vulnerable, support retailers and reduce vehicle traffic. Contact Cadogan if you’re a local resident and want to find out how to utilise the scheme, and improve your local air quality through zero-emission deliveries this Christmas!

This Human Rights Day, Thursday 10th December, join us at 2pm for the penultimate LiveShare in our series of 16 online events. This session will discuss The Right to Clean Air, delving deeper into the ways we can help protect and empower our communities. We would like to thank all of you who have attended our sessions so far! We’ve been joined by experts from across the industries of transport, business and environment, discussing a range of topics to help facilitate knowledge sharing and lessons of best practice.

We are continuing to bring industry experts together and our penultimate LiveShare will be no exception, so make sure you tune in! We will be joined by speakers from Guy’s and St Thomas’s Trust Charity, Tranquil City and CRP’s Defra-funded Clean Air Villages 3 (CAV3) programme. During the session, CRP will further discuss one of the CAV3 monitoring initiatives that’s enabling citizens to have greater control over their right to clean air.

To reserve your space to ‘The Right to Clean Air: Protecting and Empowering Communities’, sign up here!

If you are not able to make a session, don’t worry! All of our LiveShares are posted on our YouTube channel for you to view and share whenever you like. Remember to follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to receive all our LiveShare updates and upcoming sessions. We hope to see you very soon!

All LiveShares are funded by Defra and are delivered as part of CRP’s Clean Air Villages 3 programme.

For more information, please contact CRP Guidance Manager Tomos Joyce.

This week, we are featuring CRP Guidance Manager Tomos Joyce, who has been at CRP since September 2019.

I am a Guidance Manager here at Cross River Partnership. I work across a range of projects, primarily on the Vivacity monitoring programme and CRP’s LiveShare sessions. My best bits at CRP include the 25-year anniversary event at the Tate Modern, attending the International Air Quality Conference at City Hall, and most importantly working with such an engaged team towards improving air quality in London.

Amid another lockdown and after 7+ months of working from home, the CRP team have been getting creative when it comes to getting active. While many of us have been enjoying the benefits of working from home – no more early morning commutes – we’ve also been missing some things: the face-to-face catchups over cups of tea, the lunchtime brainstorms and the excuse to move about our city and get out of our cosy homes!

To motivate ourselves to keep active, four weeks ago we started a CRP Step Challenge – dividing our team into two groups, to compete for the highest increase in daily step counts. Over the last few weeks, team members have increased their daily totals competing in Weekend Warrior challenges in preparation for the final week where each participant needed to increase their daily step count by 4,000 steps!

CRP Project Officer Stav Friedman kept the challenges going – from artistic litter pick-ups to a walking bingo – and the CRP team really racked up the mileage. In fact, collectively the team walked over 2,274km, enough to walk straight to Minsk, Belarus – or Malaga, Spain, if you’re craving a warmer destination! The Step Challenge was so popular, we’re anticipating a December version to be revealed soon… so keep an eye out in future newsletters, as the question remains: how far can we really go?

Archives: News Articles

Clean Air Villages 2020 Round Up

Lewisham’s ‘Ark’ – Taking Inspiration from CRP’s Guidance Document

Christmas Promotions: CRP Clean Air Villages Directory

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Clean Air Thames Launches Round 2 of Vessel Retrofit Funding

London’s Tier 2: Restrictions for Businesses

CRP’s Spotlight On: Cadogan

CRP’s Human Rights Day LiveShare Session: Keep Informed!

CRP’s Staff Spotlight On: Tomos Joyce

Stepping Our Way to Minsk, Belarus or Malaga!