Background
Project Centre assisted the London Borough of Redbridge in securing Business Low Emission Funding (BLEF) from the Greater London Authority to develop a package of sustainable transport measures at the junction of the A12 with Ley Street. This junction was identified as suffering from poor air quality and high levels of traffic during peak hours.
We supported Redbridge Council in developing the entire freight hub workstream, focusing on channelling last-mile deliveries for businesses in the local area. We explored options to introduce deliveries to businesses by e-cargo bikes to reduce costs as well as emissions. Other objectives were to encourage electric vehicle uptake and reduce the overall vehicular emissions.
Process
Our transport planning team developed the e-cargo and freight hub strategy through multiple sustainable steps, helping the London Borough of Redbridge with:
- Detailed policies and baseline reviews
- Feasibility studies
- Consultation with over 100 local businesses and stakeholders
- Development of the Strategic Outline Business Case
- Delivery of high-level concepts to detailed designs
Impact of our e-cargo hub
Our scheme proposals were well received by the Council and during the in-person business engagement consultation. We completed the project in May 2022. The Strategic Outline Business Case is currently with the Council, which is working with other stakeholders to implement a trial scheme.
‘Project Centre was good at bringing us up to speed and working with us on moving the project forward. They took on feedbacks and followed up on information quickly and efficiently. The team was able to adjust the delivery pace of the study to meet our needs and work around gaps in information.’
Andy Casson, Programme Manager at LBRed
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