Good Growth Fund - air quality projects
The Good Growth Fund is the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s £70m regeneration fund to support growth and community development in London, delivered in partnership with the London Economic Action Partnership.
In the third round of the Good Growth Fund, capital funding was made available for projects that proposed measures to improve air quality in London. In March 2020, £3.6m was awarded to 11 projects, four of which are solely dedicated to improving air quality and a further seven which combine regeneration with air quality measures.
A summary of these projects is provided below, with links to more information.
Explore the Funding Awards Map to find out about all the projects funded through the Good Growth Fund.
The Grid Project will see ‘electrical grid connection cabinets’ installed at filming locations in three London parks: Victoria Park (Pilot), Battersea Park and North Horse Ride. This will enable film crews to connect to an electrical power supply instead of using polluting diesel generators, significantly cutting harmful emissions. Local authorities are planning to enforce their usage for both filming activities and cultural events held at these locations. Installation of the cabinet in Victoria Park began in February 2021 and will be operational by summer 2021.
The project will also provide a green training programme which aims to encourage sustainable practises, raising awareness of air quality issues and also increasing equality of access to jobs in the film industry. As a demonstrator, the project provides a model to tackle emissions across the film and events industries, by sharing knowledge and best practice. The pilot site in Victoria Park is co-financed by Interreg Europe.
More information on the project can be found here.
Camden Electric Moorings is a pilot project which will install up to six electrical charging points for canal boaters at mooring locations in the King’s Cross area. Each charging point will be able to supply clean power to four boats at a time. This aims to reduce harmful emissions from diesel engines which are currently used to power the on-board electrical supply while stationary at mooring points. It will also provide an alternative energy source for on-board heating, reducing the impact of coal and wood-burning on local air quality.
This pilot project will provide a fresh insight into air quality issues on London’s canal network and provide a replicable model which will allow others to tackle pollution in this area. This is crucial for Camden Council to meet its formal objective of helping to meet the Mayor's target of bringing PM2.5 emissions within WHO recommended limits by 2030.
Following a phase of engagement with canal users, charge points are due to be installed and operational by autumn 2021.
For more information, please get in touch with the project team.
This project forms part of Islington Council’s fleet electrification scheme, which will switch over 170 petrol or diesel vehicles for electric, and support the Mayor’s ambition for a carbon-neutral city by 2030. Fleet Electrification Infrastructure Development will upgrade the on-site grid connection at the Waste & Recycling Centre increasing the total power capacity required to support fleet electrification. It will also see an initial phase of up to 40 smart chargers installed at the centre to support the first stage of electric vehicle procurement.
The first smart chargers have been installed, to support the ongoing procurement of electric fleet vehicles. The grid connection upgrade is taking place between Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. This will allow the remaining smart chargers to be installed, with a total of 150 to be delivered by the end of the project.
This project will act as a blueprint, allowing other public sector organisations to adopt similar practices when looking into fleet electrification. Knowledge and data sharing will form a key part of this, with data from smart charger operation, vehicle mileage and maintenance to be made available.
More information on the project can be found here.
To support more walking and cycling, the South-Central Hackney Air Quality / Active Travel project will deliver a series of traffic reduction and removal measures around Broadway Market and London Fields, through the reallocation of road and parking space. This will help enhance a local clean air route, adding cycle parking and further improvements. The project will also help reduce emissions from local businesses and market traders by providing electric vehicle charging infrastructure for delivery vehicles and cargo bike sharing facilities.
This project is anticipated to reduce up to 40 per cent in vehicular movements around Broadway Market and London Fields, along with an uptake in walking and cycling, helping to cut emissions in the area.
Joint Regeneration / Air Quality Schemes
As part of the third round of the Good Growth Fund, seven regeneration-led projects were awarded funding to deliver interventions that improve air quality:
- North End Road: Community Led Re-Design London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- West London Disability Hub London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- Connecting Kenley London Borough of Croydon
- Connecting Camberwell London Borough of Southwark
- Fore Street, Angel Edmonton London Borough of Enfield
- Adaptive Wood Green London Borough of Haringey
- Green Street and Queens Market London Borough of Newham
These projects will deliver measures aimed at both reducing harmful emissions and reducing exposure to them, while in some cases encouraging further uptake of walking and cycling. Measures include electric vehicle charging infrastructure, electric recycling infrastructure, storage for market traders, improved walking and cycling facilities, clean air routes and school streets.
More information on these projects can be found here.