Instead of adding and multiplying - the mayor of Haifa subtracts and divides
One of the things that the current government in Haifa excels at is subtraction and division. The fact is, the recent decisions of Mayor Kalish apparently divide the city into five parts - unequal. Parts of Haifa are almost given as a gift to various interest groups, while other parts are designated for very specific purposes. This painful process is another step in the disintegration of the city of Haifa, which is changing from one big and strong city to a senseless federation. Within this federation, each part of the city is shaped with its captive population, with an agenda that distinguishes only it and above all with future planning that is completely disconnected from the other parts.
1. The ATM neighborhoods on the Carmel
Haifa municipality makes the big money on the Carmel. It seems that the ridge neighborhoods receive a minimum of service along with a maximum of property taxes. And minimal investment in infrastructure alongside the expansion of TAMA projects and new and dense construction that knows no bounds. There is nothing to be done, the city needs construction fees and improvement levies otherwise it will starve to death. The increasing density on the ridge may not yet be felt in all the schools in the ATM neighborhoods, but there is no doubt that in the coming years The overcrowding figures in the classes will increase to around 30 students on average in the first grades. By the way, the schools in the other parts of the city will continue to be closed due to a lack of public interest. And what is the value for the resident in general? What is there to talk about. Parking problems that will only get worse, cracked roads, dried up traffic islands And fattened wild boars will decorate the public space for years to come, apparently.
2. The boundaries of the ultra-orthodox territory are redefined
After many years in which the ultra-Orthodox public was forced to shrink into the old and familiar complexes, the redemptive change came. Public buildings pass into the hands of the ultra-Orthodox public thanks to far-reaching political agreements, and thus the boundary stones of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods are pushed into new districts. The new ultra-orthodox city breaks out of the traditional areas into the center of Hadar HaCarmel, Neve Yosef, Neve Paz and Neve Shanan. Everything that was withheld from this population during the previous regime, it receives as a religion and right now and with compound interest. In addition, the influence of this community is also evident on the cultural events in the city, or rather on the nature and timing of these events.
3. The no-man's land in the west of the city - a reserve for contractors
The current government makes a cruel separation between areas where there is a demand for urban renewal (the ATM neighborhoods) and those where there is almost no chance that anything will happen in the coming years (the neighborhoods in the west of the city). And don't let the green-gray renewal plans fool you. These plans only seemingly give an excuse to the existing government not to do almost anything else in the western neighborhoods.
Renovate urban parks? For what, there is urban renewal. pave roads? For what, there is urban renewal. wait Maybe you will. And what about the German colony and the lower city? This is a problem.. these are places that commemorate the successes of previous governments. So instead of acknowledging the achievements and continuing to nurture them, they made some cosmetic changes to the port campus plans and emptied the German colony.
4. The tycoon cities in the Gulf area
The defeat of the city of Haifa to the "port city" in the First Port War led to the transformation of the bay area into a huge container warehouse. In addition, considerable parts of the Kishon Park were lost in favor of additional container warehouses. But if that is not enough, then it seems that we are going to lose in the second port war as well.
What will we lose this time? The international airport will be remembered as a joke, the expansion of the mooring will become a joke and the sailing competitions in Kishon will sink into the pages of history. And if that's not enough, there is a very strong alliance between the "Port City" and the "Petrochemical City".
By the way, the city of petrochemicals also won a considerable chain of achievements against the shenanigans of the municipality of Haifa and it does not seem at all that the city of Haifa has any influence on it. These two cities of tycoons only recently had another significant achievement. Disruption of the vision of the innovation bay of the mayor of Haifa. Such an achievement ensures not only the survival of the tycoon cities, but also the strengthening of their alliance.
5. Kiryat Haim - far from the eye, far from the heart
The most natural thing is to establish Kiryat Haim-Kiryat Shmuel as autonomy under a real resident administration. But because this is the natural thing, of course this will not happen during the current period of government. What is expected to happen is that we will witness the continuation of the nerve-racking wait for the final disintegration of the technical road and the Julius Simon road. Only when these roads turn into sand and gravel will the residents of Kiryat Haim and Kiryat Shmuel be able to finally disconnect from Haifa. Not far today…
Haifa is on its way to becoming a republic
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. It could really be that the leadership of the city of Haifa has good intentions in all the moves they have made recently, but one cannot argue with the dismal results. The most difficult result is the breaking of the city into five separate territories. This move definitively illustrates the city's backwardness. Even in the past, the Carmel and Hadar neighborhoods were light years apart when only two thin roads connected them. Kiryat Haim was beyond the sand dunes of the bay and the refineries were just a view from the windows of the residents of Hadar Carmel. Somehow we're back at it, and for no good reason.
To all the defenders of cliché, wake up, read what is written, (most of which is against against cliché,) there is not a single bit of management of Haifa, only disasters from roads, trash from sidewalks, pigs, animals to cars and more and more,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, enough, just give up the keys. In the elections because you are full of work to do ????
Another anti-Semite, a Jew who hates himself. So according to you, only the ultra-Orthodox benefit. What about the Arabs, what about the shootings? Federation call it...no local laws.
Stop inciting hatred between Jews.
Shame and shame on Dr. Yariv, a racist opponent. I know what's amazing?
You admit that the previous government discriminated against the ultra-Orthodox and, on the other hand, discriminated against the residents of Carmel and still presents the change that took place in the disaster.."The ultra-Orthodox receive a rabbit rate" Aalek, apparently you do not control the budgetary area and by the way I remind you that we are in the time of Corona, so how exactly do the ultra-orthedim influence cultural events that do not exist? !?
You couldn't hide your hatred towards the ultra-Orthodox and your sympathy towards the residents of Carmel and the wealthy population in Haifa between the words... "The new ultra-orthodox city is spreading to the Carmel areas" Oh my tragic disaster!! A real shame that we let someone like you express an opinion
And the most painful thing is that there are many other residents who support someone like you..
If you don't like being religious, please move abroad
After 33 years in Haifa, my hometown, where I grew up, studied and worked - I am moving with my new family to the Sharon/Parads Hana area.
Close to Haifa to visit the parents, and also to employment centers in the center, prices quite similar to here, Teva, only without the disgust and neglect thanks to Klish, Yahav, and other clowns to come..
The restoration of Haifa is a failed project that is no longer relevant. The only populations that settle here are populations from the villages due to population explosion in the Arab villages. There is not much in common between them and the original inhabitants (Jews and Arabs) of the mixed city, and they keep multiplying and changing the character of the city with them. Greater Acre? Much more than that.
The Matam project is a failure considering the amount of resources and promises. Wait for Intel, a declining company, to start closing offices in Israel and you will see the new neighborhoods in the south of the city empty out, or be replaced by populations that have nothing to do with the character of the city. Those who are smart enough have already left south of the city.
The ultra-orthodox populations grow and take over huge parts of the city, dictating the rules for those who live in the neighborhood (whose real estate value plummeted at that moment), and around it. Try walking around in a skirt in the area on the outskirts of one of these neighborhoods and you will understand. Try to pass by car on Saturday.
Everyone before the army, hasn't run away yet. Those who are after the army or university have already run away. After several incarnations, those who stayed/will stay here are the grandparents and those who don't have enough money to move to another city. This is the death spiral of the city in terms of taxes and ability to finance itself.
Not to mention the organized crime, the violence, etc. from among sharecropper families from the areas that actually live in this city (?!) and continue to destroy, together with elements from the nearby and now distant villages. We have seen that the police are useless against such crime, there is no reason for this to change in the near future.
In short, Detroit is here.
At best, we are a crumbling Soviet city (there is some academia, for now, but Zoom will eliminate that too).
A town that fails to open the sea front does not deserve to be chosen again!
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