SHABI: Jerusalem’s train to nowhere

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- November 14, 2009

The construction project that is just another dead end for Israelis and Palestinians

by Rachel Shabi - Foreign Policy - 12 November 2009

Query Jerusalem residents about their new railway and the most common response is: Don’t ask. Then locals will proceed to tell you all about it anyway: a long litany of complaints over the snarled-up roads, broken promises, and urban disasters involved in the ongoing construction of a light railway track through the city. Retailers fume over losses as shopping streets are carved up, shut down, or fenced off while rail tracks are laid at a snail’s pace; residents rage at drastically lengthened work commutes; visitors despairingly shred maps as city roads are randomly closed or rerouted. Read More…