{"id":9338,"date":"2017-07-15T09:36:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T09:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohelet.org.il\/article\/ride-sharing-in-israel-analysis-and-policy-proposal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:42:21","slug":"ride-sharing-in-israel-analysis-and-policy-proposal","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/ride-sharing-in-israel-analysis-and-policy-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohelet Paper &#8211; Shared Transport in Israel: Policy Analysis and Model Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While shared transport has gained momentum in recent years, in variety of areas, most forms of ride sharing are currently prohibited in Israel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper, written by Sefi Keller, Tzviya Zicherman, Meir Buchnik and Ariel Erlich, presents a proposal for thoroughly reforming the transport industry in Israel, opening the market and allowing for shared transport (confined here to transport in private cars). <br><br>Research has shown multiple beneficial effects to shared transport in scores of large cities around the world: price reduction, increase of accessibility, car accidents reduction, the potential relief of traffic congestion, the creation of flexible jobs, environment improvement, paving the way for autonomous vehicles and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the English summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shared-transportation.pdf\">here.<\/a><br>For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%97-%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%97-%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C.pdf\">full Hebrew paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While shared transport has gained momentum in recent years, in variety of areas, most forms of ride sharing are currently prohibited in Israel. 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