The Tallinn Education Department has started informing parents about the designation of the school of residence for their children who will start school on 1 September 2022. The deadline for accepting the assigned school is 10 June.
The updated edition of the "ABCs of Public Facilities and Maintenance" guide, which provides information on the urban environment, birds and animals, waste, playgrounds and cemeteries, is available on the Tallinn Maintenance Month website. The guide is published in Estonian, Russian and English.
According to the new waste management plan, Tallinn will expand separate collection of biowaste and textile waste, and turn waste collection stations into circular economy centres.
Tallinn as the lead partner of Global Goals for Cities (GG4C) network presented to international partner cities their work on sustainability through the Tallinn 2035 strategy.
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart, along with Estonian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sten Schwede, met with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Park Byeong-seug, and former Speaker Moon Hee-sang.
The Tallinn City Government is preparing to initiate the establishment of the Astangu-Mäeküla protected area in the Haabersti district. A public presentation of the concept of the conservation area will be held on Tuesday 10 May at 17.30 at the Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre at Astangu 27, where residents are invited to participate and express their ideas.
This week Tallinn hosted the European Green Capital (EGC) Troika network meeting. 14 guests from Lahti and Grenoble visited Tallinn to learn about our plans for the European Green Capital year 2023. There have been regular meetings online, but this was the first time the three cities network met in real life.
Tallinn is to refresh the red road markings of city centre cycle paths only in the most dangerous road sections, while physical separations between cycle paths and the road will be installed to make cycling safer.