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This week we are featuring CRP’s Communications & Business Development Manager Joshua West, who is leading on CRP’s internal and external communications across all projects.

As part of my role at CRP, I have the privilege of getting to dip my toes into lots of different projects, ensuring that the amazing thing we do reach the right people at the right time. Since March 2020, the team and I have been working remotely from the comfort of our bedrooms, lounges, kitchens and sometimes garden sheds. Communication has never been more important to succeed across our portfolio of innovative programmes that are helping London’s residents, businesses and visitors to build back greener, cleaner and safer. I work on the ‘cradle to grave’ aspects of communication across CRP’s projects, from composing roadmaps to launch new website tools for our partners, to finessing the final touches to a social media campaign and empowering the team to utilise the next best design tools to make their projects shine. What I enjoy the most about CRP is the practical and positive changes we deliver, the cross-cutting nature of our work with partners, and the opportunities to think creatively to solve some of London’s most pressing challenges.

Though the pandemic has tested us time and time again, we need to look back at the progress we have made and how far we have come in one year. This year we will be celebrating International Women’s Day on 8th March! UN Women have announced this year’s theme as “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.

This theme rings true as we take heed from global leaders who have championed and mobilised people to demand climate action as we rebuild ourselves from the pandemic.

The association between air pollution and women’s health is has become well evidenced, where the exposure air pollution has adverse impacts on maternal and newborn health. At CRP, we are dedicated to find solutions in reducing air pollution and raise awareness about the importance of air quality in enhancing mental, physical and spiritual health through projects such as Healthy Streets Everyday and Clean Air Villages 3. We also collaborate with Mums for Lungs, Regen Network and Global Action Plan.

If you’re interested in joining and collaborating with us to help improve London’s air quality, please contact CRP Project Officer Anusha Rajamani.

Recently, the CRP team attended media and communications training, delivered by a great team of journalists from MediaFirst.

For one day, we put our nerves aside and practiced undertaking telephone, radio and television interviews. From delivering key messages effectively to answering unexpected questions with confidence, the CRP team learnt all the skills required to clearly communicate the projects we are working on.

The skills learnt were far-reaching and impactful well beyond undertaking interviews. The whole CRP team left the training feeling confident and look forward to continuously developing their communication skills!

For more information, please contact Project Officer Intern Zoe Greindl.

Applications for the second round of Clean Air Thames funding closed last month.

Clean Air Thames, funded by Round 3 of the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund, aims to show how river vessels can be retrofitted to reduce noxious emissions and contribute to improved air quality along the river.

With London easing out of the lockdown and winter turning to spring, more people are spending time outdoors. The Thames, too, will have attract more visitors spending time alongside or on it, and more goods are being delivered using the river, rather than by road. Therefore, it’s important to keep reducing emissions from river vessels, and keep its environment healthy for both commercial and leisure users.

For more information about the project, please contact CRP Project Manager Sefinat Otaru.

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.

Sign up here.

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.

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