Ten of the world's leading architects show how integrating urban planning with transport can enable cities to thrive, while also combating climate change and managing population growth, in a global exhibition that kicks off in New York on June 24, 2010. Our Cities Ourselves: The Future of Transportation in Urban Life showcases the transformative potential of designing streets and cities around the needs of people rather than around the needs of private cars. Our Cities Ourselves illustrates how the dream of a sustainable, equitable and livable urban future can be realized when transport is a core foundation.

Organized by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), Our Cities Ourselves challenges the car-dependent model of development gripping cities around the world, advocating for an urban policy agenda that prioritizes walking, cycling, and public transit. Each vision is uniquely shaped to fit the ten distinct urban cultures. The exhibition architects are acknowledged leaders in their field. Each has a close knowledge of the city they worked on, a track record of innovative urban design, and a strong commitment to putting sustainability at the core of their work.

Over the past year, the architects worked with ITDP and its offices in these cities around the world. The architects used ITDP's "Ten Principles of Sustainable Transport" to help guide their design choices. The results combine creativity with pragmatism, and show what is possible when we design our cities for ourselves. Visit www.ourcitiesourselves.org for details on the exhibition and more.

Our Cities Ourselves is on view from June 24 to September 11, 2010

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