Editing Netanya (section)

==Urban development==
[[File:Natanjap087.jpg|thumb|Beach promenade of Netanya]]
Several of the [[List of tallest buildings in Israel|tallest buildings in Israel]] are located in Netanya. The construction of eight new skyscrapers, six of them over 30 stories, was approved in 2011. Dozens of 40–42-story skyscrapers have been planned, many of them along the shore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4070866,00.html |title=mynet נתניה – קפיצה לגובה: שמונה גורדי שחקים יוקמו בנתניה |publisher=Mynet.co.il |access-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215000/http://www.mynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4070866,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.l-y.co.il/LY/Content/HomePage/Info/Articles/NadlanArticle/Article,325.aspx |title=של מי יותר גבוה|access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319135251/http://www.l-y.co.il/LY/Content/HomePage/Info/Articles/NadlanArticle/Article,325.aspx |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Netanya is developing according to master plans for 2035 which seek to massively increase residential units and office space in the city, as well as a new marina and piers. As part of the plan, the intention of the municipality is for the city's population to reach 320,000 by 2035.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1598&ArticleID=2392 |title=Netanya 2035 Metropolitan Core Outline Plan |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010555/https://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1598&ArticleID=2392 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city seeks to become a major tourist hub for local and overseas tourism, with an "Israeli Riviera" on the shore.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3928867,00.html |title=Netanya mayor dreams of Israeli Riviera – Israel Business, Ynetnews |newspaper=Ynetnews |publisher=Ynetnews.com |date=June 20, 1995 |access-date=March 12, 2013 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018072448/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3928867,00.html |url-status=live|last1=Sasson-Ezer |first1=Shirly }}</ref> Among the projects planned in 2013 was the construction of 2,062 housing units and 1,100 hotel rooms while leaving much of the land as open space. The city has set itself a goal to expand open space from 56 to 70 percent. The plan is expected to attract more residents, boost hotel development, and increase the number of gardens and green spaces.<ref>{{cite web |last=Udasin |first=Sharon |url=http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=298234 |title=Netanya landfill to be developed into housing units &#124; JPost &#124; Israel News |date=January 3, 2013 |publisher=JPost |access-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-date=March 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317011729/http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=298234 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been suggested that as the city's population expands, a [[light rail]] system may be built there in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://netanya.mynet.co.il/local_news/article/m_393471 |title=דרישה בנתניה: קו רכבת קלה עד לתחנות בית יהושע וספיר |date=July 15, 2019 |website=mynetnetanya |access-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203222036/https://netanya.mynet.co.il/local_news/article/m_393471 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://netanyanet.co.il/חדשות-נתניה/חדשות-מקומיות/6375-רכבת-קלה |title=האם תוקם רכבת קלה בנתניה? |first=נתניה |last=נט |website=netanyanet.co.il |access-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126093633/https://netanyanet.co.il/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA/6375-%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%AA-%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%94 |url-status=live}}</ref>