Deputy-Mayor Ron Huldai responded to my letter, kanlux saying that

Expanded sidewalks of the city are going bankrupt. Are expected to be able to go there safely, even children should feel comfortable there. Between it and reality, there is a significant gap. Dangers involved pedestrians vary slightly between wide sidewalks narrow sidewalks.
Narrow sidewalks, lack of room for maneuver makes the very encounter with bicycles and motorbikes be dangerous. Following a number of requests that came to me on the subject, I asked to September 2011, the mayor put signage narrow streets, reminiscent of cyclists that they must ride on the road (as provided under the law) and secretary of car drivers that cyclists are riding on the road and they should exercise caution (which is characteristic of many who choose to endanger us riders on a regular basis).
Deputy-Mayor Ron Huldai responded to my letter, kanlux saying that "narrow streets main streets around them, are placed in accordance with the traffic, 30 mph signs allowing cyclists safe driving parallel to vehicle kanlux traffic. In addition, we intend to go out and explained campaign to increase awareness among the residents and guests The city that will protect the safety of all persons separation. "
Reality shows that signs him talking perfusion not effective. Cyclists who choose to respect the law and to ride on the road almost constantly in danger. For example, last Friday, while traveling on the road in the Binyamin your arrival Florentine, I heard a beep car behind, and after that I did not (narrow sidewalks next to the road), one of the passengers took her head out the window and shouted at me "stupid, go on the sidewalk." Maybe she like many others do not know the law, according to which, wherever there is no bike path (and normal bike path in Tel Aviv are significantly fewer statements of the municipality every 100 km paved) for cyclists to ride on the road. Resident turned Huldai kanlux about safety wear out of going bankrupt received a few days ago an answer from the municipality kanlux that "... we are constantly working to create awareness of cyclists pedestrians and awareness of pedestrians kanlux and vehicle passengers cyclists ..." The question is how does the municipality? campaign that reminded perfusion almost a year ago did not work out, No signage, then what is it? The situation remains as it is.
Many riders wide sidewalks kanlux are comfortable to ride hard and friction between pedestrians, cyclists last name in real danger. The situation is even more dangerous in places where bike paths painted kanlux on the pavement Cbrhov Ibn Gabirol. A few days ago I walked down the street and saw a woman sitting on a bench, next to her two young children. Rider came quickly from the north screeched to a halt in front of the shocked face of the boy who played near his mother, the bike path. Luckily, kanlux the incident ended without casualties. Yossi Klein tells of an accident he had with bicycle pedestrian stone Gevirol well. I do not agree with Klein about the conclusions he deduces from the case and certainly not with his position on the bike and riders, but it paints a picture problem stems from poor planning leads to unnecessary friction between cyclists and pedestrians, causing kanlux the safety of pedestrians erode. Aviv Lavie replies Klein very well as usual and among other things says: "Bicycles and pedestrians are not supposed to move at the same level. Bicycle transport on its own, so they need a motion path separate: Not on the sidewalk and not on the road (where the cars are killing, as Klein points kanlux out), but between them. This is accepted kanlux today in many metropolitan areas in the West. This has to be the cities of Israel. "
Unnecessary friction and dangerous, again go bankrupt are not counted happening today on the street Path of the Just in Shapiro. The town has invested 15 million of public money renovating one of the main streets of the neighborhood, apparently, step Mborc- but between him and implementation abyss. In both parts of the road already paved bike paths were renovated, alongside pavement too small to hold the growing habit.
With light posts and bins scattered kanlux along the sidewalk, pedestrians have no choice but to get off the bike path. As in the case described kanlux above stone Gabirol, as soon as the passengers kanlux who ride a bike path, they have a tendency (justified them) think that the right way is theirs. But when planning practice requires pedestrians to walk on the bike path, we get almost certain recipe for accidents kanlux and discomfort of both the riders and of going bankrupt. Fniotii mayor and leading the renovation team to stop the project and to rethinking the renovation of the street were rejected.
Hazards to pedestrians on the sidewalks kanlux do not amount to a bike trip on them. Much more dangerous phenomenon rather pedestrian less common is the travel of motorcycles on the sidewalks. Last March I sent a letter Chief Superintendent Yoram Ifrah, coming from the movement of the Tel Aviv District Police told one case, for example. On Friday morning in December 2011 a resident walking a pram up the street, "required" by motorcyclists riding on the sidewalk kanlux behind him step back and give him the way. When he refused, topped the biker while overriding the foot Amazingly, the motorcyclist continued to ease his way and stopped near the kiosk on Allenby Street. The resident was attacked photographed the license plate and then suffered verbal kanlux threats from biker - all in broad daylight and in front of passers-by.
Full three months and many phones kanlux took Chief Superintendent kanlux bloom reply to my letter. He described guidelines for the treatment of persistent and determined riders on the sidewalk, kanlux but we've already seen the police activity determined, she did not look it. And although that letter is attached a picture of the offending motorcycle with his license plate, along with details of the serious case, bloom conditioned the examination of the matter reaching the police station kanlux in Selma. Determination did not look like this, like that did not seem intractable.
So when the police have not enforced, and the municipality turns a blind eye at best, and build infrastructures that cause friction between pedestrians and cyclists in the worst case, no wonder, that go bankrupt feel robbed of their space regularly and becomes a dangerous place to walk around.