Israel Meir Goodovitch (Hebrew: ישראל מאיר גודוביץ', born 1934) is an Israeli architect and urban designer, known mostly as the former City Engineer of Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Goodovitch was born in Haifa, son of Ya’akov and Frida, who was the granddaughter of Rabi Arie leib Hacohen Popka and the great-granddaughter of Chofetz Chaim, Yisrael Meir Kagan.
[4] In March 1999, two months after he was appointed Tel-Aviv City Engineer, Goodovitch manifested his vision to the public, in a presentation called "If you wish it… 1999".
In that same constitutive event, Goodovitch announced that the vacant area north of the Yarkon river delta up to Herzliya's border will be declared open for prospect planning and remain a development reserve for future generations.
It was a groundbreaking vision, focused on tackling the high density in the central parts of the city, bringing back the view, the breeze, and the sunlight to each and every resident.