Parking shortage

Meet the app that will decode any parking sign in Tel Aviv

How can we understand where parking is allowed in Tel Aviv? Pango introduces Sign Scan, a new feature in the app based on artificial intelligence, promising to provide an immediate and clear answer.

 A Pango sign at the entrance of a parking lot
 Cars parked in Tel Aviv

You won't believe how much you'll pay for parking in Tel Aviv starting in February

 MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION site off Jaffa Road, not far from the city entrance (and opposite where ‘Jerusalem Post’ staff work amid the cacophany).

Grapevine: Rachel reclamation

Man walks down the highway toward Ben-Gurion Airport as traffic is stopped during the judicial reform protests on March 9, 2023.

Ben-Gurion Airport raises efforts to ensure passengers safety with increased law enforcement


Israel's policing priorities need to be reset - opinion

Some areas of the country encounter rampant car thefts. Other areas confront tacitly condoned domestic violence on a daily basis.

 A POLICE station in Katzrin: Within the context of our diverse country, policing should be regional and local, all the way down to individual neighborhoods, says the writer.

Can't find your car in a parking lot? Use this trick

If you didn't write the location down (or take a picture) - you may find yourself walking around for a long time without seeing your car.

 Can you find your car?

This week in Jerusalem: We are the scouts

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 ABU TOR; Silwan neighborhood in foreground.

Go ahead and park on red-and-white, carefully

What happens when driving school basics get flipped upside-down?

According to the recently-published Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey for 2019, among Jewish residents of Israel ages 20 and older, about half (49%) think there is sufficient parking in the area where they live

This week in Jerusalem: No more stink

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 A SCENE FROM the 2018 strike by city workers that left garbage piles at the Mahaneh Yehuda market.

Sinkhole opens in Hod Hasharon parking lot

After an initial inspection of the building, it was discovered that several beams that hold the building up have been removed and there is a danger of it collapsing.

 Sinkhole opens in Hod Hasharon November 7, 2022.

Jerusalem street construction forces a synagogue to close - opinion

The city has created a mess in carrying out its expressed desire to make things better for residents and drivers. In addition, this situation repeats itself in other locations as well.

View of the construction site of 'Mechir Lamishtaken' at Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem on January 28, 2019.

Is there enough parking in Jerusalem?

Only 30% of drivers in Tel Aviv think there is adequate parking in their neighborhood. That rises to 32% Petah Tikva, 34% in Rishon Lezion, 39% in Haifa, 40% in Jerusalem 40%, and 42% in Netanya.

According to the recently-published Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey for 2019, among Jewish residents of Israel ages 20 and older, about half (49%) think there is sufficient parking in the area where they live

Jerusalem launches Waze-linked parking website for tourists, olim

A round up of this week's events from Jerusalem: the city has launched a website to help visitors park, and has moved the driving test center away from an area with children crossing.

An Akira passenger plane from Tel Aviv lands in front of the Jerusalem airport terminal at Atarot, 1967

Israeli defense engineers create technology for ticket-free parking

The founders want to use their military engineering experience to create smart cities, in which free spaces can be easily identified and paid for, saving drivers time and avoiding fines.

A parking attendant writes a ticket in front of parked cars in Zurich, Switzerland

Ramle parking lot shooter Victor Katan indicted for murder

Seventy-four-year-old Victor Katan shot his victim twice when the latter informed him that his car was taking up two parking spaces.

Victor Katan arrives at court