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From 28 March, the refugee centre at Niine 2 in Tallinn will be closed at weekends and will be operating on weekdays from 8-17.

Organised for the first time, the free bulky waste collection week resulted in ten times as much bulky waste collected at Tallinn's waste collection stations than during the usual week in March. A total of 1 472 cubic metres of bulky waste was collected at the stations during the week, up from 125 cubic metres a week earlier.

Tallinn is seeking feedback on plans to improve the user-friendliness and safety of cycle lanes at a number of key public transport stops and intersections in and near the city centre.

The spring migration of toads has started and a temporary traffic restriction has been introduced on Astangu Street in Tallinn to ensure a safer migration route for amphibians. The ban on motor vehicles on the stretch from Kotermaa Street to 19/3 Astangu Street is in force from 9 pm until 6 am. The traffic restriction will remain in force until the end of the toad migration.

The Tallinn City Government adopted the detailed spatial plan for the Rail Baltic Ülemiste terminal and the surrounding area on Wednesday.

The City of Tallinn is inviting cyclists to take part in an international mobility survey to map their journeys between June and September. The data collected will be used to develop a platform that analyses cyclists’ mobility patterns and will empower the city to become more bicycle friendly.

The parade of the Defence Forces on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia and the rehearsal of the parade on Vabaduse Square will cause changes to public transport routes in Tallinn city centre on Wednesday 23 February from 19:00 and Thursday 24 February from 8-16:30.

The Tallinn City Government sent a supplementary budget to the City Council, which will increase the salaries of people working in the city's institutions by seven per cent from 1 March. Kindergarten and hobby school teachers will receive a 7.4% pay rise, while kindergarten assistant teachers will get a 13.3% pay rise.

As of 4 pm yesterday, 10,026 Ukrainian war refugees, 42% of whom are minors, have been registered at the Tallinn reception centre opened on 2 March at Niine Street.

During the snowiest winter in a decade, nearly 595,200 cubic metres or 39,680 truckloads of snow were removed from Tallinn. The city spent a total of nearly €4.3 million to remove snow from roads and streets in the 2021/22 season.