• 15 years from now (2022) - Local authorities invest 80% of their planning, building and development budget in existing city centers. Today 0-20% of investments are in existing city centers (excluding the Tel-Aviv Metropolitan Area).
• 7 years from now (2014) - The Israeli Government allocates a significant dedicated budget to urban renewal of city and town centers in the periphery. Today the Government allocates a budget for "evacuation and building" ("pinui-binui") projects that are only applicable in high cost areas such as the Tel-Aviv metropolitan area, Hertzelia, etc.
• 5 years from now (2012) - The planning handbook "Toolbox for Quality Urbanism" is drawn on regularly by urban planners, planning committees and local authorities. Today the planning committees evaluate plans based solely on a few tables of quantities that were published 30 years ago. There is no handbook in use that defines quality urban life.

• 10 years from now (2017) – 60% of the planning projects are done with public and stakeholder participation based on democratic processes. Till today very few public participation processes have been attempted in Israel and were done with very little participation – similar to processes done in the western world in the 1960s. 99.9% of planning is done by planners and officials hidden from the public, who has the right to respond only years after the planning was done by negative opposition ("hitnagduiot") with the help of lawyers.
• 5 years from now (2012) – The Israeli government defines a "fast track" for approval of plans that where prepared through a full participatory planning processes. Today awareness is just starting in the planning committees to the process of participatory planning.

What is the MIU doing in order to achieve these goals:

• "Toolbox for Quality Urbanism" – A group of committed MIU members have started building a set of guidelines, examples and case studies. This toolbox will incorporate valuable information from Israel and the world in order to present a handbook and guidebook of solutions for the renewal and development of spaces that are humane, harmonious and sustainable.
• Conferences that include Presentations and Planning Workshops – Two conferences were held, one in Beer-Sheva and the other in Haifa, which integrated presentations on New Urbanism by distinguished lecturers from Israel, the USA and Europe. Planning workshops, with public and stakeholder participation were held in parallel and focused on central neighborhoods of the hosting city.
• Planning Workshops with Public and Stakeholder Participation – Continuation of the participatory planning processes through workshops in neighborhoods of Haifa in partnership with local NGOs and the municipality.
• Development of Models – Urban renewal projects in the city centers of towns in the periphery using new tools of democratic participatory planning processes. Projects that we are currently promoting are:
• Kiryat-Shmona – Renewal of the commercial city center
• Givat-Olga – Development of a neighborhood commercial center
• Seminars for Officials in Government Ministries and in Local Authorities – These seminars include lectures and hands-on workshops in participatory planning processes. Such Seminars have covered all the planners of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and part of other ministries as well.