Planning

Statutory planning is the basic tool used to implement economic development projects. The Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) leads planning for the Jerusalem Municipality, the Israel Land Authority, and other entities in the fields of employment, housing, and special projects with a citywide impact.

 

Jerusalem is currently characterized by rapid demographic growth and the accelerated development of infrastructures, roads, residential buildings, hotels, and employment and industrial zones.

 

Statutory planning is a key tool for advancing and implementing economic development projects. Since its establishment, the JDA has been leading statutory planning processes intended to stimulate economic activity for the Jerusalem Municipality, the Israel Land Authority, government housing, the Ministry of Defense, and other bodies in the fields of employment, housing, and special projects with a citywide impact.

 

The JDA leads detailed planning processes for execution, such as: metropolitan parks, neighborhood parks, and public spaces throughout the city, as well as planning processes for special buildings.

 

The JDA leads and manages projects from preplanning through to implementation, through issuing tenders or through executing companies from the public sector. Each project that can be of help in the city’s economic development is examined in detail, beginning with an economic feasibility study and through to adjusting the project to meet the city’s needs.

 

Ever since it was established, the JDA has led hundreds of projects in various fields, through statutory planning and also through planning projects for large-scale construction of public infrastructures.