Jerusalem Urban Development - Urban Projects and Future Trends

Residential units and hotel rooms will increase as follows:

• Approximately 32,000 hotel rooms, including 3,000 by the year 2000;
• Approximately 95,000 residential units, including about 23,000 by the year 2000.

Growth of Population and the Number of Employees:

• Approximately 433 thousand people, of them some 98 thousand by the year 2000;
• Approximately 371 thousand employees, of them some 66 thousand by the year 2000.

Table 12 : Additional Properties for Planned Projects in Jerusalem (Sq. Meters), by Land Use and Target Year

Year	Commer- cial	Offices	Offices & Commer- cial	Industry	Institu- tions	Hotel (rooms)	Residen- tial (units)
2000	127,721	205,045	372,006	831,345	157,962	2,981	22,892
2010	172,898	501,410	541,050	627,785	622,158	19,400	37,528
2020	47,300	144,255	2,745,539	1,279,600	777,658	9,842	4,238
Total	347,919	850,710	3,658,595	2,738,730	1,557,778	32,223	94,658

Source: Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan, List of Planned Projects, The Population Capacity and Employment Opportunities in Jerusalem, 1996-2020, Update 3/96.

Table 13: Potential Additions to the Population and Workforce by Target Year

Target Year	Growth of Population	Growth of Employees
2000	98,394	65,996
2010	170,232	106,207
2020	164,565	198,994
Total	433,191	371,197

Source: Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan, List of Planned Projects, The Population Capacity and Employment Opportunities in Jerusalem, 1996-2020, Update 3/96.

G2. Major Urban Projects, 1994-2025

What follows is a list of several major urban projects currently under construction, in preparation for construction, or in the planning stages (based on the Jerualem Development Authority's Situation Overview, January 1996 - January 1997).

Developments in Industrial Areas

• Har Hotzvim B, C, D: Expanding the existing industrial area in order to accommodate the demand from science-based industries.

• Pisgat Ze'ev: An industrial area of 110 dunams on the eastern border of Pisgat Ze'ev. In addition, an industrial park of some 60 dunams is planned for Pisgat Ze'ev West (between Highway 13 and Highway 1);

• Mevasseret Zion: A joint project co-sponsored by the Municipality of Jerusalem and the Local Council of Mevasseret Zion to create an industrial park of approximately 500 dunams;

• Atarot: Three different industrial parks are in various stages of development:
  1. Atarot A: Approximately 80 dunams, in the planning stages;
  2. Atarot B: The expansion of the existing industrial park by some 70 dunams. Seventeen new factories are expected to be located in the expanded area;
  3. An Industrial Park northwest of the Atarot Airport: Plans exist to develop some 400 dunams as a free trade zone;

• Giv'at Shaul: In Givat Shaul there are two new complexes for high-tech and science based industries, covering a total area of 71 dunams;

• Talpiot Industrial Park: In the coming year, areas with potential for industrial development will be located;

• Jerusalem Technological Park: Designated as a site for science-based and technology-based industries. It will cover approximately 60 dunams in southwest Jerusalem. Building in the site is expected to cover some 80 thousand square meters, and it is intended to absorb a wqorkforce of some 2.5 thousand;

• The Center for Science-based Technology on the Givat Ram Campus (The Hebrew University).

Urban Development

• The Entrance to the City Complex: Several projects of considerable scope are planned for the aera surrounding the entrance to the city. These include: the Entrance to the City Intersection; the Binyanei Ha'Umah and International Conference Center complex; the Central Bus Station; the Israel Broadcasting Authority complex - intended to house all departments of the Israel Broadcasting Authority, now scattered throughout the city, in a single complex; Kiryat Ha'Leom - to be established in an area of 930 dunams and intended to house government offices and national institutions in a single complex; the Foreign Ministry; the Mei Naftoah complex, etc.

• Development of the City Center:
  1. Block 50 (between Straus, Ha'Nevi'im, and Ha'Rav Kook streets): Intended for industry, offices, and hotels;
  2. The Russian Compound: Covering 67 dunams in the heart of Jerusalem's central business district. The program for the complex includes buildings slotted for preservation and new buildings. The project includes the mixed development of business, offices, and hotels;
  3. The City Center: Plans to revive the downtown area;

• The YMCA Complex: The establishment of a recreational, sport, and residential complex in an area of 37 dunains;

• The Train Station Complex: The preparation of a plan to realize the area's residential, busieness, and tourism potential, in an area of approximately 160 dunams.

Development of Tourism Potential

To meet the needs of the estimated arrival of tourists in Jerusalem, a plan was made to add some 10 thousand hotel rooms to the city. These plans include:

• Converting historic buildings (particularly in the City Center) into hotels. In such buildings, some 1,600 rooms can be added (including the addition of new wings);

• Establishing new hotels in different locations in East and West Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Development Authority is working to increase significantly available hotel room in a number of urban complexes: The Entrance to the City, 1,200 rooms in four hotels; the Russian Compound, 400 rooms, the Train Station complex, 600-700 rooms; Byte Interscction, 600 rooms; the Foreign Ministry, approximately 350 rooms; the YMCA complex, 125 rooms; Ammunition Hill, a youth hostel with 150 rooms; the Mishim Block, 250 rooms; the Menorah complex, 200 rooms; and the Massuah Hostel, 175 rooms.

Other tourist sites and services will also be developed and efforts will be made to increase the number of international conferences taking place in Jerusalem.

Residential Areas

As mentioned earlier, about 95 thousand additional residential units have been planned for Jerusalem. The main areas of the city to benefit from residential construction will be:

• Beit Safafa: 1,675 units;
• Romema: 1,768 units;
• Reches Shuafat: 2,145 units (in the process of occupancy)
• Ramat Beit Hakerem: 2,700 additional units;
• Pisgat Ze'ev: 4,082 units;
• The Eastern Circuit Road: 4,110 units;
• Har Homah: 7,500 additional units;
• Beit Hanina-Shuafat: 7,500 units.

Transportation

The development of roads and a transportation infrastructure in Jerusalem is vital to the city's future development. It will allow for rapid movement between different parts of the city and easy access to the commercial and industrial centers from the residential areas. To attain these goals, new roads must be built, public transportation must be fostered, and automobile accidents and environmental hazards resulting from transportation must be reduced.

This development includes the following roads leading to the city:

• Route 45, linking Jerusalem to the coast;
• The Eastern Ring Road
• The Western Ring Road

A network of cross-town link roads will connect these roads to the center of the city, while certain major arteries within the city will allow inner-city transportation to flow smoothly and meet the needs of the approximately 800,000 people expected to live in Jerusalem by 2010.

Route 4 will be a major artery connecting northem and southern Jerusalem; Route 1 will, upon completion, connect the city of Ma'aleh Adumim to the northem neighborhood of Neve Ya'akov; The Train Road is an important link between the eastem and western parts of the city The C.B.D Road The Mount Scopus Road will form an important link in the eastem network of roads encircling the city. It will eventually connect with Route 1.