L.A., London Team Up On Transportation Innovation

Mayor Eric Garcetti and London Mayor Sadiq Khan today announced a historic agreement to make London and Los Angeles ‘Innovator Cities’ — enabling greater collaboration to take on critical transportation issues confronting cities around the world. “Los Angeles is ready to test-drive new ideas, inventions, and innovations on our streets right now,” said Mayor Garcetti. “Our partnership with London is about putting the best concepts in the world onto our local roads and railways, taking steps together to reduce traffic, cut carbon emissions, and build resilient cities for the future." "London and Los Angeles are two of the world's boldest and most innovative cities, so it makes perfect sense for us to join forces with the aim of addressing some of the biggest transport challenges facing us today,” said Mayor Sadiq Khan. “Working together enables us to share best practice, promote new ideas, and find pioneering solutions that could be replicated in other cities around the globe."