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In this bumper issue, which celebrates ten years of our magazine and our organization, we look back and reflect on these aspirations and what we have accomplished by writing about topics such as Inclusive Cities and A!ordable Housing, Public Spaces and Streets for all -helping to reduce inequity in cities and where possible pushing to achieve social justice for the underpriviledged. This issue contains a selection of some of some of the best articles we have published over the years. We have organized them under seven broad thematic sections that encapsulate the variety of topics we have covered. Each section begins with a short editors’ introduction, followed by a new thought-piece written by an invited experts followed by 3 or 4 articles that we feel capture the depth, breadth and quality of our publications. All Interestingly, all if not most of these articles, written many years ago, stand the test of time and still hold strong today. It is worth noting that over the past decade, we have had article contributions from more than 30 countries, and from authors coming from numerous backgrounds, industries and fields. Numerous accomplished and renowned professionals and academicians have conversed with us and written for us. Some are individuals who are no longer with us today - such as Pritzker Prize-winning Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, eminent Indian urban designer Ranjit Sabhikhi, and noted Brazilian planner Jaime Lerner. Some are widely respected names in various aspects of city making – such as Somsook Boonyabancha, secretary-general of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights; Alfredo Brillembourg, head the interdisciplinary design firm Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) from Venezuela; Phil Enquist, former global head of urban design and planning at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; and Indian respected architect and thinker, Ashok Lall. Beyond this assortment of articles, we have in this bumper Issue put together a collection of short essays from the valued team-members of our organization - explaining who they are and what their roles and activities have been over the past decade in making My Liveable City what it is today. Taken together, these essays shows how we have operated as a global organisation, and worked as a digital network from the very beginning - long before the post-Covid period made it commonplace to do so! We have also devoted some pages in this special Issue to review a major event we organized in India in 2024. “Liveable Cities : Slow, Healthy, Sustainable: A Conclave for Solutions” was held in in Bengaluru and we feature the Recommendations that resulted from this two-day gathering towards making our cities more liveable. This conclave forms but one of the many other activities My Liveable City has organized over the years - from publishing books and developing educational programs to o!ering study-tours – and details are such e!orts are also elaborated on in the pages that follow. Looking back at ten years of publishing this magazine, we can a"rm that we have been collectively listening to our cities. We have learnt invaluable lessons in this process. In the years to come, we look forward to continue playing our modest role in advancing what is a gigantic global task of making our cities liveable for all.