Ahmedabad makes it to international transport project

Under this programme,10 of the world’s leading architects will envision what these 10 most fascinating cities could look like if sustainable transportation was put at the heart of urban planning.

Other cities include Buenos Aires,Dar-es-Salaam,Budapest,Rio De Janeiro,Guangzhou,Johannesburg,Jakarta,Mexico City and New York.

The programme’s website http://www.ourcitiesourselves.org has a key feature called ‘My City’,which gives one a chance to air one’s view about the sustainable development in the cities.

The blog says: “The cities have proven to be leaders in innovation in sustainable transportation and they are fertile grounds for transformation.” Many of the cities are in developing countries because this is where most urban growth will happen in the next 20 years. It is to be noted that these cities will get an opportunity to learn from the mistakes made by the developed countries,the blog says. The exhibition marks 25 years of progress by ITDP and is designed to attract interest and debate enabling ITDP to maximise it impact in cities throughout the world. ITDP works alongside the local administration and advocacy groups to create projects that reduce poverty and pollution,says its organisers.

Deputy municipal commissioner Dilip Mahajan said the exhibition might come down to Mumbai in coming days.