Mike leroy
Active Member
Ofer,
Prospect Theory was invented by one of Tel Aviv's own residents, the world renowned, Dr. Daniel Kahneman from Princeton Univ.
Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Wikipedia
I cannot speak for Israel, only for my town. I feel the city planners are responsible for laying out public policy in an established framework. The framework must be an existing standard that most people will acknowledge. The different interests must attend public meetings. The issues are moderated by city planners. The solutions are explained as tradeoffs according to an established procedure.
The problem is city planners are perceived or stigmatized as favoring one side or the other. In the past, bicyclists were simply run off the road. The bike lane was given to local homeowners for off-street parking. So to counteract the imbalance, bicyclists launched a counterattack. Now car commuters feel under-represented. Or, at least, such is their strategy.
Public policy must be transparent and objective to avoid resentment. My understanding is Copenhagen was only able to make the city bike-friendly after a great deal of civil unrest. I obviously favor pedestrian and bicyclists. The political process needs to be unbiased to balance conflicting interests.
Prospect Theory was invented by one of Tel Aviv's own residents, the world renowned, Dr. Daniel Kahneman from Princeton Univ.
Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Wikipedia
I cannot speak for Israel, only for my town. I feel the city planners are responsible for laying out public policy in an established framework. The framework must be an existing standard that most people will acknowledge. The different interests must attend public meetings. The issues are moderated by city planners. The solutions are explained as tradeoffs according to an established procedure.
The problem is city planners are perceived or stigmatized as favoring one side or the other. In the past, bicyclists were simply run off the road. The bike lane was given to local homeowners for off-street parking. So to counteract the imbalance, bicyclists launched a counterattack. Now car commuters feel under-represented. Or, at least, such is their strategy.
Public policy must be transparent and objective to avoid resentment. My understanding is Copenhagen was only able to make the city bike-friendly after a great deal of civil unrest. I obviously favor pedestrian and bicyclists. The political process needs to be unbiased to balance conflicting interests.
