Mayor, Meet the Greens: An Environmental Rapprochement in Tel Aviv
May 9th, 2009 Originally Posted by admin
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, at right in blue shirt, talking to local environmentalists last week (photo by Daniel Cherrin).
In Tel Aviv, the dialog between the city establishment and local green groups has not always been constructive. In fact, huge gaps exist between City Hall and the greens on everything from road-building and bike lanes to how to prune the city’s trees.
Last week, however, a first step was taken on the road to a more productive dialog when Mayor Ron Huldai and several prominent environmental organizations and residents’ groups held an introductory meeting. Though agreeing to disagree on many issue…