(haipo) – Broken signs, inconsistent signage, and lack of information about street names. City Council members Zeev Sonenzon and David Etzioni are demanding that street signage in Haifa be regulated. The municipality’s response stated that the issue has been included in the work plan for 2027, subject to budget approval.
Street signage is one of the basic components of the function and appearance of an urban space. It allows residents and visitors to find their way around the city, reach their destination, and also learn about local history and the figures for whom the streets are named.
However, according to the query submitted by City Council members Zeev Sonenzon and David Etzioni to Mayor Yona Yahav and Aliya at the City Council meeting (Tuesday, 11/3/26), throughout Haifa there is currently a combination of different signage models. Some of the signs are illuminated and others are not illuminated, some are maintained and others are neglected, broken or lack information about the origin of the street name.
Council members claim that the situation harms the city's appearance and makes it difficult to navigate its streets. They want to promote a comprehensive municipal process to install uniform, illuminated, and maintained signage, which will also include concise explanations of street names as needed.
As part of the query, they asked whether the mayor is aware of the situation, what type of signage is planned for the city, whether there is a plan to regulate the signs, and what budget will be allocated in 2026 for the restoration and replacement of the damaged signage.
The regulation was postponed to 2027.
The response from the mayor stated that the issue was included in the work plan for 2027, and that it would be implemented through the Operations Administration, subject to budget approval. In other words, at this stage, no details were provided regarding the model that would be chosen, the scope of the signs that would be replaced, or the budget that would be allocated to the project.
The question that remains open is whether 2027 will indeed be the year in which Haifa will begin a comprehensive process to upgrade street signage, or whether this is another plan that will await budgetary approval.
What about indecencies in places where there are no guards, elderly people, and the shelter is far away?
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The streets are clean, the playgrounds all have new and unbroken facilities, public shelters are being built, all schools already have small classrooms in earthquake-safe buildings, all public institutions are accessible... everything is in order, we can now get busy replacing all the street signs. There is no limit to the wasteful spending.