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HSE School Streets Hotline Extension

14th July 2020 / Posted by Fiona Coull

CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday (HSE) project is pleased to announce that the School Streets Hotline Service provided by The London Borough of Hackney has been extended to Monday the 28th of September. The Hotline is also now available to ALL London Boroughs with sessions occurring every Monday over the coming weeks.

School Streets are very much on the agenda in terms of transitioning out of lockdown, and the hotline has seen increased traffic over the past few months. HSE is fully committed to helping partners in light of COVID-19, and CRP is pleased that the extension will enable HSE partners, and other London Boroughs, to continue utilising the service, helping to quickly implement School Streets that are in line with TfL’s Streetspace programme. CRP and its partners are extremely grateful to the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund for making this Schools Streets Hotline Extension possible.

The Hackney School Streets Hotline service provides users with tailored one-to-one support as well as up-to-the-minute, site specific advice from a HSE partner who has years of direct ‘on the ground’ experience in implementing School Streets. Additionally, the service is in alignment with advice provided by TfL and can be used in relation to both School Street programmes and individual School Streets.

For further information about the service, including how to book a session, please contact CRP Project Manager Fiona Coull, fionacoull@crossriverpartnership.org

A big welcome to CRP’s new Project Officer Stav Friedman!

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

What an exciting time to be joining the CRP Team! As London businesses and communities are getting to grips on life post-lockdown, now is the time to really push for practices that are healthier for both people and planet. I’m enthusiastic about the opportunities that CRP can provide communities through the Clean Air Villages 3 project and look forward to tackling the challenges of businesses engagement while remote working.

The team has been incredibly welcoming, and I’m looking forward to diving into partner meetings, brainstorming sessions and project ideation. If you’re keen to discuss how CRP can help your community or business district improve their air quality, contact CRP Project Officer
Stav Freidman: stavfriedman@crossriverpartnership.org

Flip the switch on Climate Change

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

The digital launch of London Climate Action week is 1st – 3rd July, which will convene London’s diverse sectors and experts to discuss the national and international response to COVID-19 climate policy and promote a #greenrecovery. Through business and government leadership, a series of events focusing on green investment, collaboration vs competition and solutions to adaptation will be held. A key area of focus is to decarbonise our transport sector. In 2018, only 0.5% of all licensed vehicles in the UK were ultra-low emissions vehicle. CRP’s projects collaborate across communities and businesses in London to reducing their transport related air pollution and encourage the uptake of low-emission alternatives.

The CRP Clean Air Villages Directory is expanding!

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

We are excited to announce that the CRP Clean Air Villages Directory is expanding across new village areas for Clean Air Villages 3! The Directory is a free platform, promoting businesses who deliver their products/services using zero or ultra-low emission methods. The distance from the vehicle dispatch point to the Clean Air ‘Village’ centre is highlighted to support local businesses, whilst also aiming to reduce congestion. To be eligible to join the Directory, a business must deliver in at least one of the pollution hotspots for the Clean Air Villages project and meet the eligibility criteria.

For further information please contact CRP Project Officer Rachael Aldridge: rachaelaldridge@crossriverpartnership.org

Clean Air Villages: June update

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

Clean Air Villages 3 (CAV3) is tailored to improve air quality whilst supporting businesses, communities and hospitals as we emerge from lockdown.

CAV3 is a Defra-funded air quality project working with businesses, communities and hospitals in pollution hotspots across London, to promote behaviour change around individual and collective action that will improve air quality. CRP has now met with all CAV3 partners to discuss a strategy for implementation of the project on a local level. Tailored action will be taking place within each ‘village’ area to promote behaviour change around improving air quality. Cross-borough activities are also taking place, and CRP is developing ideas on air quality monitoring, hosting LiveShare events and expanding the CRP Clean Air Villages Directory into the new ‘villages’.

For further information, please contact CAV Project Manager Kate Fenton: katefenton@crossriverpartnership.org

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CRP has also recently published a number of best practice case studies from CAV2, which highlight examples of small businesses who are contributing towards improving their local air quality, with some more detailed case studies/how-to-guides explaining, for example, how to go about setting up an electric van sharing scheme. The aim of the case studies is to inspire behaviour change that will lead to reduced congestion and pollution on our roads.

Join the movement of businesses tackling air pollution

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

The Business Clean Air Taskforce has announced the launch of the Business for Clean Air (B4CA) initiative. Business Clean Air Taskforce are a group of businesses convened by Global Action Plan and Defra, to help move towards cleaner air for all. Signatories include LeasePlan, Uber and Landsec. Clean air and building back better matters now more than ever. This initiative is aimed at large businesses – if you are interested, sign up here.

Celebrating SME enterprise day – showcasing great work from London businesses!

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

27th June, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises day, was a time to reflect on how SMEs have positively contributed to our local communities. Throughout projects at CRP, we have worked closely with businesses of all sizes.

During the CAV2 project, CRP worked with SME cargo bike provider ecofleet, in their local borough in Wandsworth. Parcels Not Pollution, delivering in Shepherds Bush during the pandemic, involves many different SMEs, rising to the challenges of air pollution in London to help provide alternative solutions for all. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have adapted to new ways to deliver their products, an example being the cargo bike on Pavilion Road, utilised by London Cheesemongers. Brixton businesses Abdul’s Fruit and Veg and Healthy Eaters have switched to EV to ensure they are contributing to cleaner air in their local community. We are looking forward to carrying on working with SMEs in CAV3, so if you are a small enterprise looking to improve local air quality in your community please get in touch! At CRP we promote the work of SMEs like Planet Minimal & Elysia Catering, who are promoting cleaner methods of delivery. Check out these businesses on the CRP Clean Air Villages Directory!

Celebrating the Windrush generation

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

22nd June marked 72 years since the HMT Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury Docks, East London in 1948. The Westminster City Council‘s BAME Network celebrated the event with a virtual event of poetry, music and personal stories. The event explored some amazing personal life stories of this generation, such as Sam King, the first Black Mayor of Southwark. It is inspirational how this generation of migrants still has so much influence in our cities and culture in Britain today. The influence of Caribbean culture can also be seen in the food, music and art we consume. They also rebuilt institutions such as the NHS which we have been especially indebted to during the COVID-19 crisis.

Whilst they fought against and faced many prejudices and discrimination, it is important to note that more needs to be done in the fight against institutional racism. We should be proud of their achievements and embrace their contributions to British culture, and aim to continue to promote inclusion and equality though our work. Thank you to the Westminster City Council BAME network for hosting this celebration.

For further information, please contact CRP Project Support Assistant Chioma Wuche: chiomawuche@crossriverpartnership.org

SEUL Continues to Win Awards!

30th June 2020 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP’s Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) project continues to be celebrated for its innovation and achievements in using technology for good. It has won prizes in the Global Good Awards in both the ‘Tech for Good’ and ‘Innovation’ categories following the project’s recent conclusion. SEUL has already helped deliver air quality improvements through reduced emissions from electric trucks in central London. We look forward to attending the delayed awards ceremony, either virtually or in person, later this year!

SEUL is also the platform for our latest innovation project, EV Fleet-centred Local Energy System, working with UPS, UK Power Networks Services and Moixa, with funding from UKRI Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

For further information, please contact CRP Project Manager Tom-Linton Smith: tomlintonsmith@crossriverpartnership.org

CRP Welcomes Midtown BID as its Latest Member

30th June 2020 / Posted by Susannah Wilks

CRP is extremely honoured to announce Midtown BID joining its Board as a partnership member alongside the existing 18 Business Improvement Districts, 8 Local Authorities and other strategic agencies involved with supporting London out of lockdown, safely and sustainably. Midtown BID will deliver projects with CRP on healthy walking, cycling, working and living, as we emerge from the first phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Midtown BID is already developing their Covid-19:RISE strategy to work not just towards recovery, but with the purpose of renewing the district longer term as we all work towards creating a successful future together. Midtown’s footprint extends into the London Borough of Camden and the London Borough of Islington, 2 of CRP’s existing 8 Local Authority members.

“Midtown BID are delighted to be joining the Cross River Partnership and the alignment of many shared goals, initiatives and objectives. We look forward to being an active participant in both current and future projects as we all work towards establishing a renewed and reinvigorated city.”
Debbie Akehurst, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Midtown BID.

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