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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 space more friendly for both cyclists and pedestrians. Next year, the reconstruction of Vana-Kalamaja, Tulika, Jõe and Pronksi streets is planned along these lines.

“The draft city budget includes €1.5 million for the design of new bicycle lanes and the repair and widening of existing ones, including the temporary lanes. We are also going to build new bicycle parks and bicycle sheds to make it easier to use bicycles for everyday mobility,” explained Svet.

The budget includes funds for the construction of crossing lanes and playground lighting. “In particular, we aim to improve the safety of urban space around schools to encourage children to walk and cycle. For the first time, a separate budget line of €1.5 million has also been earmarked for this purpose,” said Svet. “We will also take into account the objective of making the urban space around educational institutions safer when carrying out other investments and renovations.”

Next year’s budget will also include investments in major infrastructure projects that will affect traffic throughout the city: the reconstruction of the Rannamõisa road will start and the design of the Peterburi road will be completed. Major reconstruction work is also expected on Kerese, Raja, Bornhöhe and Ussimäe streets and several smaller streets.

In order to maintain diverse urban nature and natural landscapes in the city for recreation, the Pollinator Highway and the Klint Park projects will start in the new year. The Pollinator Highway project will create 13 kilometres of meadow-like green space for both people and animals along former railway dam and high-voltage corridors. The Pollinator Highway will run from the Kopli freight station to Stroomi beach and from there to Nõmme.

With the creation of Klint Park, a nine-kilometre-long limestone walkway on the border between the districts of Kesklinn, Lasnamäe and Pirita will be transformed into a coherent and integrated path. With nature-centred solutions and its natural diversity, the Klint Park is intended to make a pleasant leisure area for all.

In 2022, the Õismäe pond area will be renovated and the Järveotsa promenade will be built, while the Jewish cemetery park will be reconstructed and the design of the Poolamäe park in the city centre will start. The Seli forest will be given a fresh new look and several new sports and family playgrounds will be built.

Long-awaited upgrades will begin at institutions of importance to the urban environment: the construction of an orangery that doubles as a maintenance building will start in Kadriorg Park to replace the historic greenhouses, the construction of the Cloud Forest exhibition building will continue and the construction of the Tiger Garden will start in Tallinn Zoo, while the permanent exhibition will be reconstructed and the creation of a visitor centre will begin in Tallinn Botanical Garden.