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A planned project of 13 buildings and 950 apartments recently approved in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. (Mazor - First Architects and Planners)
November 11, 2024, 5:28 am
Jerusalem planners laud anticipated skyscrapers, but wary locals cite towering concerns
While the municipality claims that constructing 500 tall buildings will give the Holy City a vertical facelift, residents say it will mar the landscape and only benefit developers
By Zev Stub
Heritage sites within the Mikveh Israel Youth Village in central Israel. (Haim Shafir)
July 16, 2024, 12:23 pm
Central Israel residents demand access to massive green space just beyond a fence
Zoned as a school, the historic Mikveh Israel Agricultural Youth Village in central Israel says it’s not a park but an educational site and farm, with heritage value
By Sue Surkes
St. Andrew's Church on Bible Hill, Jerusalem. (Tzafit Shelef, Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel)
March 12, 2024, 7:07 pm
Jerusalem mayor reverses support for large development at Bible Hill nature spot
Following widespread public objection, municipality backs away from plan for hotel and commercial center on central site overlooking Old City
By Sue Surkes
Firefighters try to put out a blaze on an electricity pylon in central Israel after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza, October 26, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 5, 2024, 10:04 pm
Energy Ministry finalizing revolutionary plan for Gaza border area energy independence
As March 18 deadline nears, officials discussing with other stakeholders what to include in Tekuma Administration Gaza Envelope rehabilitation
By Sue Surkes
An aerial view of the casements of the city wall of Khirbet Qeiyafa, which were used as dwellings or storage. (courtesy Yosef Garfinkel)
June 26, 2023, 7:15 pm
Web of biblical cities depicts King David as major ruler, says Israeli archaeologist
Hebrew University professor claims evidence around Jerusalem supports David as no mere shepherd chieftain; critics accuse him of oversimplification, calling theory a fish story
By Melanie Lidman
The site for a new town temporarily called Tila in the Negev, southern Israel. (Yuval Dax, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
March 22, 2023, 1:57 pm
Planning committee greenlights new ultra-Orthodox town in Negev
Panel rejects original plan for mixed religious-secular town aimed largely at IDF personnel and their families, saying it would compete unfairly with Beersheba, other Negev towns
By Sue Surkes
Construction workers in a tunnel being bored for a new highway into Jerusalem on March 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
March 15, 2023, 8:27 pm
Treasury reverses bid to oust Environment Ministry advisers from planning boards
Ministry agrees to speed up impact survey process in exchange for more funds; staff cut deal with Finance Ministry after protests over plan to put private consultants on committees
By Sue Surkes
Tel Aviv's LGBTQ Center is hosting Winter Pride during Hanukkah 2022, featuring major performers and queer culture on central Tel Aviv stages (Courtesy Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center)
December 16, 2022, 8:43 am
Light up Hanukkah with wintry pride, a record-breaking LEGO menorah and more
There will be more than enough performances, exhibits, screenings and concerts to last 8 days, from the EclectiQueer festival to urban park appreciation, museum tours and beyond
By Jessica Steinberg
A view of the Ir Yamim neighborhood of Netanya, July 9, 2021. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
September 30, 2022, 12:05 pm
The 15-minute city could save you from needing a car, but will Israel run with it?
Planners envision urban spaces with everything you need a short walk or bike ride away, cutting emissions and stress; in parts of Israel, there are signs of the concept taking hold
By Danielle Nagler
The KKL-JNF's Yatir Forest in southern Israel's Negev. (Alex Kolomoisky)
September 12, 2022, 6:38 am
With planted forests threatened by development, KKL plans to root protections in law
Bringing a leading planner on board, organization seeks to preserve trees and expand woodland countrywide, including by refining the very definition of forest
By Sue Surkes
The Nisui School in Jerusalem, ahead of the opening of the school year, on August 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
August 31, 2022, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Schools avoid strike; where to put Israel’s homeless?
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses why Israeli teachers threaten to strike each year; real estate editor Danielle Nagler talks of homelessness initiatives and urban planning
By ToI Staff
Mirror-encased skyscrapers extending over 170 kilometers (more than 100 miles), known collectively as The Line, at the planned Neom city in Saudi Arabia, unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 25, 2022. (Neom.com)
July 27, 2022, 1:59 pm
Saudi Arabia unveils design of car-free, futuristic megacity Neom
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presents plans for parallel structures of mirror-encased skyscrapers 170 km long known collectively as The Line, in reimagination of urban life
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
A construction site of a new residential neighborhood in Herzliya, on March 27,2020. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
June 22, 2022, 3:08 pm
Key ministerial meeting to agree higher housing targets canceled
Amid political turmoil, no new date scheduled for ministerial committee meeting on long-term planning for the housing sector
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of Rameh, an Arab town in the western Galilee, August 20, 2018. (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
June 9, 2022, 9:12 pm
Blueprint for Western Galilee seeks to double population, develop coastal areas
New master plan for region delivers ambitious projects to attract residents, grow economy
By Danielle Nagler
A general view shows the center of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, December 2, 2021. (AP/Oded Balilty)
April 13, 2022, 11:58 am
Updated Tel Aviv master plan envisions packed city of skyscrapers
Reworked outline proposes increased building around rail and metro lines, with dozens of new towers 20-80 stories high
By Danielle Nagler
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