By Avidan Waldman
As part of International Public Transportation Day (Oct 19), Green Course ran seminars and held events to promote public transportation
The end goal is a vastly improved public transit system throughout Israeli cities.
In Tel Aviv, the event was held outside the Cinematheque, where Transportation Today and Tomorrow (TTT) held a special conference on the topic. The event, which was part of a joint venture with TTT, included Green Course members dressed up as Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz, and Mayor, Ron Huldai, with each one seemingly blaming the other for responsibility to enforce the bus lanes. Everyone entering the conference saw our signs and heard our message while inside the Cinematheque Minister Yisrael Katz announced that police will begin enforcing the bus lanes next week.
A victory for public transportation!
Transportation has a central role in the world we live in. We use transportation methods to reach work, shops, meet, and travel. On average 12% of our income is spent on transportation. In the 90s alone the amount of cars in Israel doubled (!) And since 2000, every year 45,000 vehicles were added to the roads of Israel. 
