ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors understand that as the special character of a city is the synthesis of an identifiable spatial structure with the unique mysteries and secrets of its site. They create new conditions in which a vision of the city is integrated with feedback from the city's inhabitants, and in which a central authority is vested with power to enact this vision in a manner unthreatening to individuals or communities. The valleys of Modi'in and their neighborhoods meander through the topography, and at their confluence, the heart of the city occurs: the "downtown," or urban center. Little of such consideration has occurred in the development of the regional city. Instead of depending upon market forces and independent local initiatives, the authors can establish the qualities the authors admire in the city by carefully, and strategically, planning public investment in infrastructure and transportation.
