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The Tallinn City Government has approved a decision to accept financial support from the United States for the reconstruction of Väike-Ameerika Street.

The Tallinn City Government has changed the administrative structure in the field of urban planning, transferring the authority to initiate detailed plans from the City Government to the Tallinn Urban Planning Department. This change will enable detailed plans to be initiated within the 30-day timeframe set by law and significantly accelerate the overall planning process. The procedures have also been aligned more closely with established practices for handling comprehensive and detailed plans.

Tallinn – European Capital of Sport 2025 will host a figure skating gala on Saturday, 22 March at 15:00 at Tondiraba Ice Hall, featuring European Champion Niina Petrõkina.

Tallinn Education Department and international programming school kood/Jõhvi are launching a partnership to offer three Estonian-language programming courses to ten Tallinn high schools starting from the next academic year. The first course – an introduction to programming – was presented on Wednesday, which students at Tallinna Tehnikagümnaasium have already started taking at their own pace since last week.

The City of Tallinn continues to offer free legal advice to residents in every district according to a set schedule. The next consultation dates are 3 April at the Kesklinn Social Centre, 10 April at the Lasnamäe District Government, and 17 April at the Haabersti Vaba Aja Keskus – all between 9:00 and 13:00.

The Tallinn Transport Department has compiled an analysis of speed limits in the city, examining how lowering speed limits affects traffic safety. Driving speed is one of the most critical factors influencing traffic safety, but creating a safer traffic environment also requires secure infrastructure, public awareness, and effective traffic enforcement.

The Tallinn Property Department is proposing the initiation of a new detailed plan for Linnahall and its surrounding area to develop the site into a modern event venue and open the city to the sea, in line with the goals of the maritime vision and the broader development of the port area.

Odra Street will be closed to traffic from March 5 to June 15, 2025, due to construction work. Access for local residents, pedestrians, and cyclists will be maintained throughout the construction period. During this time, access to the Tallinn Bus Station will also be temporarily modified.

The Tallinn City Government is submitting a draft regulation to the City Council aimed at gradually reducing class sizes to the legally mandated 24 students per class.

From March 1 to March 15, parents in Tallinn can submit applications for their child to be assigned a municipal school based on their registered home address for first grade starting on September 1, 2025.