The "Valley of Innovation" plan for the Haifa Bay, or by its other name: "Green North".
RMI (Israel Land Authority) operates under the Ministry of Finance, headed by Minister Moshe Kahlon and under his direct guidance regarding Haifa Bay. RMI published a plan to change the designation of the land in Haifa Bay, to the extent of 41 thousand dunams. In doing so, for the first time in the history of the State of Israel, Minister Kahlon is presenting a plan that will be submitted to an editorial committee in the coming months and will go through a statutory approval process in the planning committees, which will last several years.
North Green presentation - Valley of Innovation - by Moshe Kahlon and Rami
Although the program is still in its infancy and its approval will take years, but From the moment it was published, the program became an existing fact (!) Thus, it requires a planning reference in every border plan submitted to the planning institutions regarding the Haifa Bay (for example: plans for the petrochemical plants, the port, fuel facilities, gas transmission, etc.). If so, Einat Kalish and Nachshon Tzuk now have a powerful tool in hand to change the planning process in Haifa Bay, even before the new plan is approved (a process that will take several years).
The wording of the decision in the Haifa City Council:
The city council adopts the "Innovation Valley" plan, for a pollution-free Haifa Bay, which was prepared by RMI (the Israel Land Authority - the land owners).
This is a program that constitutes a real revolution, in that it creates a new vision for Haifa Bay. It utilizes the natural resources in the Haifa Bay area.
The initiation of the program constitutes a turning point in the attitude of the Israeli government to the planning of Haifa Bay, in that for the first time the enormous potential of turning Haifa Bay into the heart of the metropolis is shown, while restoring, cleaning and changing the face of the entire environment and the evacuation of polluting industries. This is in contrast to the approach that was practiced for years, according to which the Haifa Bay was a focus for the development of dangerous and polluting infrastructures.
This plan unequivocally positions Haifa Bay as the northern metropolis, in accordance with TMA 35 and contrary to planning and political statements made in recent years.
For the first time, a different picture of the future is clearly presented, which is the basis for changing the negative trend of continuous damage to the quality of life of the residents.
The Haifa local committee decides to immediately establish a team that will promote the implementation of the plan. The local committee turns to the Israeli government demanding to realize the outline, without delay. The plan connects the city to the sea, integrates an airport into the urban area, changes the nature of employment in the Haifa area and proposes the construction of 80 to 100 thousand housing units in the Haifa area, on an area of approximately 41 thousand dunams.