Tel Aviv [Israel], Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing has launched plans to establish a new urban district near the railway station in the city of Sderot, just north of Gaza. It was one of the cities attacked during the 7 October offensive.
The plan includes 5,000 new housing units, including apartments for students, approximately 370,000 square meters for commerce and employment, approximately 350,000 square meters for public buildings and approximately 40 acres of open space.
The plan sees the precinct around the railway station as a "central and vital focal point" in the area and strengthening it by adding residential, employment and commercial areas around the station.
In addition, the plan emphasizes a high-quality public space with an active frontage to encourage pedestrian and community activity on main streets, and an interchange connecting Sapir College to the south with the train station to the north. Creates a new urban structure. At the main entrance of the city. This was accompanied by the creation of high quality city-wide open spaces such as river parks and other public areas with high accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. Furthermore, the program maintains the existing forests in its area for the well-being of the residents.
Yehuda Morgenstern, CEO of the Ministry of Construction and Housing: "The expansion of the city of Sderot and the construction of 5,000 housing units is very good news for the city, the South, and the entire State of Israel. In recent years, Sderot has demonstrated significant development momentum and demographic growth. "
The plan includes 5,000 new housing units, including apartments for students, approximately 370,000 square meters for commerce and employment, approximately 350,000 square meters for public buildings and approximately 40 acres of open space.
The plan sees the precinct around the railway station as a "central and vital focal point" in the area and strengthening it by adding residential, employment and commercial areas around the station.
In addition, the plan emphasizes a high-quality public space with an active frontage to encourage pedestrian and community activity on main streets, and an interchange connecting Sapir College to the south with the train station to the north. Creates a new urban structure. At the main entrance of the city. This was accompanied by the creation of high quality city-wide open spaces such as river parks and other public areas with high accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. Furthermore, the program maintains the existing forests in its area for the well-being of the residents.
Yehuda Morgenstern, CEO of the Ministry of Construction and Housing: "The expansion of the city of Sderot and the construction of 5,000 housing units is very good news for the city, the South, and the entire State of Israel. In recent years, Sderot has demonstrated significant development momentum and demographic growth. "