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Source: European Commission On January 15th, the French city of Grenoble will officially become the European Green Capital for 2022, taking over from the Finnish city of Lahti. The opening ceremony will take place in the presence of Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius, Barbara Pompili, French Minister of the Ecological Transition and Eric Piolle,… Continue reading Grenoble starts as 2022 European Green Capital

On Tuesday, January 11, Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart met with Director General of Dubai Municipaliy, Sheikh Dawood Rahman Al-Hajr to discuss the smart city concept and e-solutions, as well as Tallinn as the next European Green Capital. “The Tallinn delegation is attending the Dubai Expo specifically to present smart city e-solutions, and we are also focusing… Continue reading Tallinn and Dubai leaders discussed smart city solutions

Tallinn Strategic Centre announced the installation competition ‘Place Buzz’ with the aim to enrich the Pollinator Highway with environmentally sensitive public art. We are looking for innovative location-specific, environmentally sensitive and community-engaging contemporary installations which are art works or architectural objects. “We want to make the Pollinator Highway’s environment more lively and diverse,” Tallinn’s Deputy… Continue reading Installation competition ‘Place Buzz’ will bring environmentally sensitive public art to the Pollinator Highway

Tallinn’s city planning goal for the new year is to plan a more people-centered and sustainable city. Among other things, it means dividing public space and street space in favor of sustainable ways of moving, and planning a greener and more active urban space. “The goal of Tallinn is to be a pleasant, environmentally friendly,… Continue reading Tallinn’s city planning goal for the new year is to create a more people-centered and sustainable city

In the field of enterprise, Tallinn’s 2022 budget will fund smart city projects and support the green transition process, including the creation of a circular economy centre for advising businesses. Next year, Tallinn plans to almost double its funding for business-related projects. “This will facilitate a range of events that are important for the business… Continue reading Tallinn budget 2022 to endorse smart city projects and green transition

As Tallinn’s public transport is transitioning over to more environmentally friendly natural gas powered buses, the city transport company Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) is auctioning 36 diesel-powered city buses. In addition to the 200 gas buses currently operating in the city, TLT plans to purchase 150 gas buses by the end of next year. The project… Continue reading Tallinn to sell thirty-six old buses at auction

In the field of urban planning in Tallinn, the focus for the coming year will be on the strategic plan for urban space and the preparation of a general plan for the City Centre as well as maintaining historical buildings in the historic downtown. “Tallinn’s enduring ambition to create a high quality human-centred urban space… Continue reading Tallinn urban planning to focus on the City Centre and urban space strategy next year

The City of Tallinn signed an annual cooperation agreements with Viimsi and Saue municipalities, under which residents of Viimsi are able to use the Pärnamäe waste station and residents of Saue parish the Pääsküla waste station under the same conditions as Tallinn residents. Due to the increase in the number of visitors, the contract fee… Continue reading More and more residents in neighbouring parishes use waste stations in Tallinn

Tallinners donated nearly three tons of items for re-use in collection rounds During the European Week for Waste Reduction in November, residents of Tallinn donated nearly 3,000 kilograms of household items for recycling. The collection campaign was organised in cooperation between the Re-Use Centre and the City of Tallinn. For a week at the end… Continue reading Tallinners donated nearly three tons of items for re-use in collection rounds

One of the main objectives for Tallinn city budget for 2022 is a comfortable and safe urban space, which includes investment in cycle paths and making streets more pedestrian-friendly. Two new green corridors will also be launched. According to Deputy Mayor Vladimir Svet, the budget will include a series of investments to make the urban… Continue reading Tallinn to invest in a more comfortable and safer urban space

Tallinn City Government has approved the draft city budget for 2022 with a total of €1.033 billion in revenue and expenditure, €76.4 million or 8% more than this year’s revised budget. Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart said that this year’s economic recovery is forecast to continue next year. “This means that employment and wages will grow… Continue reading Tallinn city budget for 2022 to exceed a billion euros

Within development of Vormsi green area we are engaging different stakeholders to achieve nature based solution that would suit local expectation and possibilities as much as possible. Collaboration with different organisation we are also able to reach more people and raise awareness regarding benefits of urban nature. Members of cooperation network are formed based on… Continue reading GoGreenRoutes project’s initial cooperation network is formed