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June 19, 2023, 7:32 am
Double-decker tourist buses to debut in Jerusalem
The new line will take travelers around Jerusalem’s top sites including the Old City, Israel Museum and Mahane Yehuda market
By ToI Staff
A file photo of construction on the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail as part of the mass transit system for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, some of which runs underground, September 13, 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 13, 2023, 3:49 pm
Developers protest a planned 75% tax on future property values to help fund metro
Builders say funding proposals for major infrastructure project are unreasonable and unviable; so-called Metro Law advances in legislative committee
By Danielle Nagler
Transportation Minister Miri Regev (right) sits with Israel Railways CEO Michael Maixner (left) and Moshe Shimoni, chairman of the Israel Railways board of directors, in Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (Transportation Minister's Office)
January 11, 2023, 6:43 pm
Regev says Shabbat train work to be reduced, answering Haredi party’s demands
Transportation minister says work planned for Saturdays to be spread across weekdays, though key safety tasks will continue as planned; predecessor decries ‘surrender to blackmail’
By ToI Staff
Passengers wait for a bus at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 14, 2022, 11:08 am
Israelis wait an average of 14 minutes for public transport, research finds
Moovit public transportation app says commuters travel surprisingly long distances, but are most vexed by having to wait a long time for their bus or train to show up
By ToI Staff
An artist's rendering of the proposed new train station in central Jerusalem by 2030, November 2022. (Israel Railways/Pelleg Architects)
December 1, 2022, 11:26 am
Jerusalem to build stations in city center for fast train service to & from Tel Aviv
Delivery of two new stops, one at intersection of Jaffa and King George and one near the First Station, set for 2030
By Danielle Nagler
The Chabad movement's annual convention in Edison, New Jersey, November 20, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
November 22, 2022, 1:06 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 22: Self-driving buses on the road; Chabad emissaries convene
US reporter Luke Tress discusses an attack thwarted at Penn Station and a Lubavitch convention, as Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David looks at self-driving buses and UAE business
By ToI Staff
Solar panels on the roof of a private home, August 13 , 2009. (Chen Leopold / Flash 90)
October 24, 2022, 11:14 am
Two pre-election surveys suggest politicians lag behind public on green awareness
While most political parties dodge or ignore environmental questions, citizens say they would install solar panels, buy electric cars and take the bus, if government gave subsidies
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative. A train at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, on May 11, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)
September 4, 2022, 7:58 pm
Overnight Jerusalem-Ben Gurion Airport-Tel Aviv train service to launch this month
Starting Sept. 17, trains will run once an hour in each direction Saturday through Wednesday nights, but not on Thursday — typically the main evening for nightlife in Israel
By ToI Staff
Running and cycling paths are part of the plan for greening Jerusalem's Hebron Road. (Our Streets)
August 26, 2022, 6:01 am
Could a road diet fix Jerusalem’s packed and perilous Hebron Road? Here’s the skinny
Activists want to turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly space with cafes, bike paths and more by squeezing out cars and investing heavily in public transportation
By Sue Surkes
Palestinian laborers ride a bus en route to the West Bank from working in Tel Aviv area, Israel, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
August 9, 2022, 7:22 pm
Bus company sorry after driver boots Palestinians at Jewish passengers’ behest
Company says probe found that passenger boarded bus in Bnei Brak and impersonated government official, pressuring rookie driver to force workers off
By Michael Horovitz
Milk for sale at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 1, 2022, 1:30 pm
Dairy and electricity prices go up as gas, public transportation costs drop
August brings a slew of cost of living changes, with power bills up by 8.6%, and a 4.9% jump in the price of milk; tighter controls on cash payments come into force
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Traffic piles up on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 25, 2022, 2:33 pm
Commuters hit with travel chaos in rush hour, with major train lines out of action
Infrastructure failures on Jerusalem-Herzliya line add to havoc caused by construction on the Tel Aviv-Haifa route; new pricing structure comes into effect
By Ash Obel
An artist rendering of the tunnel and highway system being built in northern Jerusalem in partnership with the Moriah Jerusalem Development Corporation, a municipality owned development company. (Moriah Jerusalem Development Corporation)
July 7, 2022, 10:18 pm
New Jerusalem tunnels, highway system aimed to ease traffic jams by 2024
Construction breakthrough to take transformational road network closer to delivery
By Danielle Nagler
The new Allenby underground station of the light rail Red Line in Tel Aviv, June 23, 2022. Some of the mass transit system runs underground. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 29, 2022, 5:25 am
‘Metro Law’ in the balance as opposition seeks leverage over election schedule
Likud-led opposing parties hold up Israel’s most ambitious infrastructure project amid dispute over date for next national vote
By ToI Staff and Danielle Nagler
Knesset Economic Affairs Committee chairman Michael Biton leads a meeting of the committee at the Knesset on December 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 19, 2022, 9:32 pm
Transportation minister meets rebel MK, but no agreement reached
Blue and White’s Michael Biton has been boycotting coalition votes over public transportation reform
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
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