NEW YORK, February 23, 2015 - The New York Times announces its annual Cities for Tomorrow conference will take place July 20-21 in New York City at TheTimesCenter. 

Hosted by Michael Kimmelman , architecture critic for The Times, the conference will address the challenges facing our urban infrastructure and transportation systems, and the intersections among the arts, economic development, new technologies, income inequality, education and health.

The conference will provide a dynamic environment for collaboration among industry decision-makers who are working to create the future of our cities, including developers, architects, venture capitalists, city officials, members of the federal government and urban policy professionals.  

Speakers joining Cities for Tomorrow include, among others:

  • Allison Arieff , editorial director, SPUR
  • William J. Bratton , police commissioner, City of New York
  • Doniece Sandoval , founder, Lava Mae

Additional speakers will be announced in the coming months at NYTCitiesforTomorrow.com and on Twitter @NYTConf .

Supporting Cities for Tomorrow are academic sponsor Presidio Graduate School , and media sponsors ManhattanChamber of Commerce , Planetizen and Smart Growth America . 

Attendance at the conference is by-invitation-only.  To learn more and register to receive conference updates, visit www.NYTCitiesforTomorrow.com .

For the latest New York Times conference news, follow @NYTConf , and use #nytcft for Cities for Tomorrow. 

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