Public transportation

Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion

Israel’s greatest environmental challenge is being a highly developed, innovative country with key infrastructure missing

|ByGALIT COHEN
Gaps in Israel’s grid capacity, public transport systems, waste treatment facilities, and regulatory frameworks mean that many innovations to improve the environment cannot be deployed at a meaningful scale.
People walking and running in the park

Study shows more walking during commutes can improve health, without increasing travel time

The More Walking Project is a population-based wellness initiative that promotes walking by modifying trip planning to incorporate more active transportation.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Orthodox jews protest against Tel Aviv municipality Shabbat bus service, outside the home of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv on December 7, 2019.

New data maps Israel’s freedom divide: Liberal cities surge, conservative ones slip

The index measures municipal performance across 11 areas tied directly to daily life, including education oversight, gender-segregated events, religious budgets, and transparency.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

Lost phones, good deeds: Olim share heartwarming stories on Israeli buses

Some uplifting stories from olim who saw or experienced unexpected kindness on their travels.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

This week in Jerusalem: Tempest in a coffee cup

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 9, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
‘YES TO coffee, no to coercion’ in Talbiyeh (Illustrative).

Israel tests drone 'air taxis' for the first time

It is hoped that with further developments, the drones may be able to transport people for long distances.

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel’s National Drone Initiative advances to next level

India ends rescue work as focus turns to cause of worst crash in decades

At least 288 people were killed in a passenger train crash in India on Friday.

JUNE 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Heavy machinery removes damaged coaches from the railway tracks at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 4, 2023.

'Being a Nation State': Evolution of Israel's Jewish, democratic balance - review

Tensions have moved along two interrelated axes in Israeli society: between Jewishness as a national identity and democracy; and Judaism as a religion and democracy.

JUNE 3, 2023ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
A MARCH from Ramat Gan to Bnei Brak in protest of the haredi community’s monetary demands for the upcoming budget, last month.

This week in Jerusalem: Back in the pool

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 2, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
SWIMMERS, REJOICE: The Jerusalem Pool is back (Illustrative).

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, check out the new train stations coming to the capital

The new stations will service the center of the city and the First Station area near the Old City of Jerusalem.

MAY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A sketch of the new train station planned for the center of Jerusalem.

Letters to the Editor May 10, 2023: Withdrawn lawsuit

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 10, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Reckless driving on public transportation has to stop - opinion

Bus passengers have reported drivers speeding, being distracted by their phones, failing to stop at bus stops and many more.

MAY 7, 2023ByLIZA JUDAH
A PASSENGER’S photo of the bus in which he was traveling; the bus swerved off the road, possibly trying to avoid a car, at Nachshon junction near Latrun, injuring some 20 passengers, in March.

Israeli traffic light with conflicting instructions confuses drivers

Drivers were confronted with conflicting instructions at the intersection in Kiryat Ono.

APRIL 18, 2023ByWALLA!, MOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
Traffic light displaying green.

This new app feature helps women travel safer all over the world

How can women traveling in a strange country know which bus, train or ferry they can safely take? This app feature might be an answer.

APRIL 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Commuters travel on the London Underground during a heatwave in London, Britain, July 18, 2022.