This new mode of transit connects
over 250,000 residents in various neighborhoods to the downtown core and brings visitors directly from the central bus station to the Old City and its holy sites. The completion of bus rapid transit (BRT) lanes along the main north-south vehicular cor- ridors of Hebron Road and King George Street have significantly sped up bus travel times from the outer districts to the city center. With two future light rail lines currently in the design phase with an opening antici- pated in 2025, we look to a trans- formed Jerusalem for the better use by its residents and its visitors. The continuing trend of focusing
on mass transit and non-motorized modes will be the most noticeable to Jerusalem residents in the coming two decades. To build upon the physical infrastructure gains, the municipality has developed an application Maslulan
(translated as “Router”) to provide bet- ter point-to-point navigation within the city by including both the light rail and bus networks. The main challenge is the speed of rolling out these enhance- ments – the first light rail line took over a decade to construct. However, the construction of three park-and- ride stations in addition to the ongoing extensions of the Red Line towards the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and the campuses of Hebrew University, both being major public institutions with thousands of daily commuters, have progressed at a faster ace.
Jerusalem has recently released a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) programme – what are its main features and what kind of impact will it have on the city? Further quality of life gains for Jerusalemites are in the works via the Low Emission Zone or LEZ pro- gram – a cooperative plan between
the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministries of Transportation and Environmental Protection. The aim is to limit the access to heavy trucks and bus to the city centre during business hours and to allow it only to newer and less polluting models. This will reduce vehicle usage or shift users to cleaner vehicles, for local businesses receiv- ing deliveries and for public or private buses crossing the downtown area. The measure is expected to reduce
air pollution primarily within the LEZ cordon but will also generate spillo- ver benefits to the rest of the city with the cleaner vehicles traveling on their streets. In order to provide public out- reach and education on the benefits and restrictions of this environmen- tal cordon, there will be a gradual introduction of the LEZ with warnings given to offending vehicles starting in mid-2017 and fines only starting towards the end of 2018. In short,
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