About 50,000 Israelis already travel every week on public transportation on Shabbat. The mayors made the revolution possible and they are the ones who can expand it, writes KKL-Junk's Sofesh Baesh.

"It allows everyone, regardless of socio-economic status or ability to drive a private vehicle, the right to move freely wherever they need and all year round," he says. "Every shekel invested in public transportation generates economic activity, from creating jobs to increasing accessibility to businesses," he adds.