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ANNUAL REPORT BUSINESS PLAN 2019 / 2020 2020 / 2021 About CRP

Cross River Partnership (CRP) is an impartial partnership organisation delivering projects that positively contribute to the social, environmental and economic health of .

Since its flagship bridge-building projects across the River Thames, CRP has continually diversified and expanded to deliver initiatives transecting themes such as Place Making; Health and Wellbeing; Air Quality; Diversity and Inclusion; Freight, Transport and Active Travel; Energy; Environment; Culture; and Lighting.

CRP has delivered positive change in partnership with public, private and community sectors for over 25 years; engaging people, to deliver great places, through innovative projects. Its work shapes the city’s fabric and operation, supporting residents, businesses and visitors to make London the best possible place it can be.

Engaging Great Innovative people places projects

1 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 CRP’s Vision

CRP’s vision is to work with its partners to address the grand challenges of our time and shape the London of tomorrow. To be an inspiration for the city and its projects used as a blueprint for others to follow. We are a test bed for new ideas and an exemplar of positive change for all - Delivering London’s Future Together.

This vision is supported by CRP’s four core values of: collaboration, innovation, enterprise, and resilience. We resonate these key behaviours in all we do, facilitating the creation of new ideas, approaches and ways of working that benefit not only one of the world’s greatest cities, but the rest of the UK and beyond.

The 2019 / 2020 Annual Report and 2020 / 2021 Business Plan showcases CRP and its partners’ achievements over the past year, as well as setting Innovation Enterprise ambitious targets and commitments, some of which are well under way, to meet in the year ahead.

If you would like to find out more about Cross River Partnership, or if your organisation would like to partner with us, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Collaboration Resilience [email protected] Director of CRP

2 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 Partners

Camden Islington Cross River Partnership is proud to be working collaboratively with all of these Hackney public, private and community partners across central London and beyond. Westminster

Tower Hamlets CRP Partner CRP Strategic Partners: City of Boroughs London • Authority Boroughs CRP • Groundwork London works with • CRP Lead • Network Rail Kensington Southwark Accountable Body: and • Port of London Authority Chelsea Westminster City Council •

Hammersmith CRP Private Sector Partners: and Fulham • Angel London BID • Hatton Garden BID Lambeth • Baker Street Quarter BID • Marble Arch BID Lewisham • Better Bankside BID • Northbank BID Wandsworth • Brixton BID • Paddintgon Now BID • Cadogan • South Bank BID • Camden Town • Team London Unlimited BID Bridge BID • Cheapside Business • The Fitzrovia Alliance BID Partnership BID • Euston Town BID • Vauxhall One BID • Hammersmith BID • Victoria BID

3 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 Westminster City Council is proud to have been one of the founding authorities of CRP, and to have Working with Cross River fulfilled the growing partnership’s Partnership has been a huge accountable body function ever benefit to the Business since. We look forward to seeing Improvement Districts that I lead. what the partnership develops and The innovative ideas; sound advice delivers over the next year and and generous funding they have beyond, alongside and on behalf brought us is incredibly valuable of Westminster City Council and all and we look forward to continuing of the partnership’s public, private The London Borough of our work alongside them for many and community sector partners. Lambeth is proud to be one years to come. The City of London Corporation of the four founding Local Simon Pitkeathley Stuart Love values CRP’s impressive track record Authorities of Cross River Camden Town Unlimited and Euston Town BIDs Chief Executive CRP Board Co-Chair and LEAP Board Member in terms of developing and delivering Westminster City Council Partnership. 26 years on practical, cross-cutting actions to the partnership is tackle climate change. Never has continuing to expand, this work been more important to and continuing to support support and escalate. our shared core values of community empowerment, Councillor Wendy Hyde shared prosperity and City of London Corporation As we enter CRP’s 26th year of CRP Board Co-Chair delivering innovative projects, environmental sustainability. the need for positive, civilised Councillor Jack Hopkins collaboration is greater Leader than ever. I look forward to London Borough of Lambeth continuing to work with CRP’s partners, funders, staff and their buddies to achieve impressive results for London and the UK. The Cadogan Estate is thrilled to have joined the Susannah Wilks Director Cross River Partnership. The standard of work Cross River Partnership delivered by the team in the field of sustainability is absolutely exceptional.

Steven Medway Place Manager Cadogan

4 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 Achievements 2019/20

Sponsored Global Mayor’s Electric 25 years Good Awards Vehicles Task ‘Innovation’ Force Delivery category Plan published Implemented Air of CRP Quality Improvement celebratory actions across the event central London area delivered and Presented at 9 website updated conferences and thought Five-year vision leadership events for Smart Electric 5 Urban Logistics x9 published Central London cycle logistics Policies Marylebone project delivered recommended to Low Emission influence central Neighbourhood London traffic Programme completed volumes and types Submission of WINNERS final Cadogan Strategic advice Stewardship Clean Air Villages wins delivered to Strategy ‘Best Collaboration’ Award LB Camden on at Chartered Institute of 3 mainstreaming the Environmental Health – cycle repair and Camden Ability service Excellence Awards 2019 water refill stations installed events delivered in partnership 300 as part of the Mayor’s Car Free Day 2019

Artwork installed Responded to 4 major new Innovative funding at first four central 5 major policy collaborative models for transport consultations and funding London bridges as 5 applications projects trialled part of The Illuminated strategies £ successful River project

5 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 Targets 2020/21

Horizon scanning activity Facilitate Work pro-actively with Secure 2 new partners on borough transport public-private-community the new London Mayor for CRP actions delivered to tackle sector partnership delivery post-election 2021 climate emergency

4 vessel operators awarded Success for Clean Air Villages 5 learning workshops CRP to lead by example as during second round of delivered for CRP partners an outstanding employer 4 Clean Air Thames funding 3 funding bid

Commercial benefits CRP supports boroughs, BIDs Completion of Initiate relationships with on local energy systems and businesses to prepare for Clean Air Villages 2 5 Universities programme report completed Mayor’s ULEZ roll-out

Clean Air Villages 3 project 2 Low Traffic Lever in 2 new funding to reduce emissions by Neighbourhoods funded Lighting study for London sources for CRP and through Healthy Streets completed with partners 24,171 kg of CO2 its partners Everyday programme 86.7 kg of NOx 3,332.5 g of PM10

Air quality monitoring Cadogan ten-year Capacity building of CRP are committed Climate delivered in partnership Stewardship Strategy CRP Team with CRP Emergency Champions in with an academic institution 10 launched Buddies Network everything that we do

Offer specialist expertise 5 more central London 3 Healthy Streets Everyday bridges with artwork Deliver 5 schemes that to CRP partners on Health, widen opportunities to guidance documents Environment, Energy installed as part of the 5 3 created Illuminated River project all Londoners and Transport

6 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 / BUSINESS PLAN 2020-2021 Cross River Partnership Budget

CRP CONTRACTED BUDGETS Delivery Expenditure CRP Delivery Expenditure Total Delivery Expenditure Delivery Budget CRP Delivery Budget Total Delivery Expenditure (£) 2019/20 (£) 2019/20 (£) 2019/20 (£) 2020/21 (£) 2020/21 (£) 2020/21

Central London Sub Regional Transport Partnership 56,600 55,000 111,600 150,000 55,000 205,000 Transport for London Clean Air Thames - 13,893 13,893 644,043 24,480 668,523 Mayor’s Air Quality Fund Clean Air Villages 1 21,925 13,401 35,326 - - - Dept of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Clean Air Villages 2 271,860 181,720 453,580 21,520 33,243 54,763 Dept of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Clean Air Villages 3 - - - 207,800 525,570 733,370 Dept of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Creative Digital Industries - London Boroughs of Lambeth, 9,700 11,275 20,975 - - - Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth CRP Partners’ Membership Fees ------

CRP Local Authority / Strategic Members - 75,000 75,000 - 80,000 80,000

CRP Private Sector Members - 51,000 51,000 - 51,000 51,000 Electric Vehicles Fleet-centred Local Energy Systems - - - 264,247 23,010 287,257 Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Euston Town Low Emission Neighbourhood - 5,000 5,000 - - - Euston Town Business Improvement District Greenwich Low Emission Neighbourhood - 9,870 9,870 - - - London Borough of Greenwich Hammersmith ULE Supplier Directory 2,250 2,730 4,980 - - - Hammersmith BID Healthy Streets Everyday 203,185 73,248 276,433 885,971 169,376 1,055,347 Mayor’s Air Quality Fund Lighting in London - Centre for London - - - -10,000 - -10,000

Low Emission Neighbourhood for Business - - - 8,000 42,000 50,000 London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (TBC) Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood - 4,900 4,900 - - - Mayor’s Air Quality Fund Recruit London - 21,075 39,145 60,220 - - - Westminster City Council, The Crown Estate, London Borough of Camden Smart Electric Urban Logistics 95,109 21,981 117,090 - - - Office for Low Emission Vehicles in partnership with Innovate UK Sustainability Strategy - Cadogan 17,940 12,012 29,952 - - -

The Illuminated River - Advisory Role ------TOTAL 699,644 570,175 1,269,819 2,171,581 1,003,679 3,175,260

CRP Major Funders 20/21:

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