The global consulting company, resonance, issued a report in the beginning of 2019, classifying and grading cities worldwide as part of a list of the 100 best cities in the world. The report gave its grades based on factors like employment opportunities, housing, urban and natural environment quality, quality of local services, infrastructure, diversity of population, online accessability and presence, art, culture, restaurants and nightlife.
Tel Aviv is famous within the Israeli society for its open mindedness to differences, its cool, young vibe, a center of arts, culture and nighlife, being the non-stop city of Israel. The report gave Tel - Aviv the 61st place worldwide. It amphasized the variety of the population, the combination between historic buildings (The White City recognized by UNESCO) sitting on the edge of the Mediterraneannoun shore on its blue, clear waves, the variety of cafes and combination between Oriental spices and advanced European culinary techniques.
It is thus not surprising to find Tel - Aviv is famous for its high-tech advanced scene, and its atractivity to young crowds.
As some of you may know, Tel -aviv will host the great Eurovision song contast this upcoming May.
The excitment is already in the air!
Living in Tel-Aviv for the past 5 years I found it to be a home for all the above reasons, while I can also give a perspective on the issues that can be improved for the benefit of local residents as well as tourists.
One of the issues I refer to is the accessability of the bike paths which are growing in numbers in the past few years.
A city like Tel - Aviv which draws to it a hugh mass of people comutting each day inside and outside for work ans study, is many times stock in traffic for whole days in a raw. This is why using bikes and building more bike paths can improve the quality of life in the city for its residents and visitors.
I, myself, find bikes as an ultimate solution for the needs of parents, kids and tourists.
A common option to visit the city and enjoy the large variety it offers is taking rented bikes from different bike stores, or the green Tel-o-fun bikes and ride across the city, from end-to-end on the main bike paths. There is a large path near the shoreline, which goes all the way from the TLV port in the north to Old Jaffa in the south. Though there is a need in paving more bike paths, they go along a few main streets like Ibn-Gvirol, which goes to almost the full lenght of the city center, full of cafes, bars, restaurants and reaching close by the cultural venue of Habima theatere and the Concert hall of Heichal Ha’tarbut.
You can also visit Sharona, the old templere colony, that was renovated into a modern open shoping street through the bike path of Kaplan street, or ride through the Yarkon park which is a main piece of greenary and tranquility in the central north part of the city.
On saturday the Yarkon Park is full of locals jogging, playing in the playgrounds with their kids, playing basketball or even dancing the local traditional dances as a group in a basketball court on the north side of the Yarkon stream. You can take a ready picknic basket from one of the restaurants and even have a barbecue.
I’m writing this blog post with the hopes that all its readers will use the option of bike paths, showen on Maps and choose bikes as a means of commute while visiting the city, as I truley believe it is a great choice of getting everywhere and anywhere inside the city which is fun and healthy!
