Comments on: Urgently Needed: Intelligent Urban Design

By: Alex Hastings

Alex Hastings — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:04:52 +0000

Tell me about those new bus stops!!!
The new ones on Dizengoff must have been designed by a total twat who’s Daddy is part of the Municiplaity Maffia.The cramped little 3 seater bench has a metal bar sticking right into your back and as mentioned before no protection from the shade or rain due to the idiotic angle of the roof.Typical Israeli architecture.Appauling!!!
I think this somes it up very well:
That’s right! There’s a difference between knowing and KNOWING.
Sabras are only at their best when their backs are really against the
wall.

Otherwise, they are generally quite paltry and mediocre: blase, over-
confident, arrogant, ungrateful, easily sidetracked and none too
smart!

And that includes ALL Sabras: Jews, Arabs, left wing, right wing,
charedi, frum, professors, professionals, chilloni….! If it wasn’t
for the constant threat from the outside plus the constant stream of
new immigrant Jews, Israel would quickly degenerate into a farrago!

The Kabbalah says that “Israel was only given to the Am Yisrael in
order for it to be cleansed of the Seven Bad Character traits (Lust,
Gluttony, Greed, Laziness, Wrath, Envy, Pride) that still soak it
from the days of the original bad Seven Canaanite Nations”!

By: Ilana Teitelbaum

Ilana Teitelbaum — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:46:00 +0000

I’ve been experiencing this in Israel for YEARS.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:43:56 +0000

I saw the same thing yesterday at the corner of Ussishkin and Narkis St in Jerusalem…

By: Avi

Avi — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:12:13 +0000

Nice post….
does anyone have suggestions to “fix” this problem?

I can think of (I) subway, and (II) placing putting solar panels on top of every bus stop, powering one or two “ceiling fans” inside the bus stop, and then perhaps enclose the whole bus stop with some see-through glass that blocks the sun.

:-)

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:34:46 +0000

Great post Jesse. I hope you’ll be playing a part in designing Israeli cities of the future. What are your thoughts on the Eden Hills project Michael blogged about?

Karin