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The City of Tallinn will start informing residents about upcoming street repairs beginning next week. At the start of each week, Tallinn will update its social media and website with information about road and street repair works to keep residents informed about developments in their neighborhoods.

On Sunday, September 15, the Pikk Street Festival will take place in Tallinn's Old Town, bringing together residents and visitors from Estonia and abroad. The festival offers a range of activities and will open the doors to courtyards that are usually closed to the public.

The Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department, in collaboration with the Estonian Society for the Protection of Animals (ELS), is organizing the fifth International Animal Welfare Conference. The event will take place from October 4 to 5 at Erinevate Tubade Klubi in Telliskivi Creative City. The conference welcomes all animal enthusiasts, particularly those who work with or care for animals.

Tallinn's waste stations and circular economy center are inviting visitors for educational tours, welcoming kindergarten and primary school groups as well as businesses and institutions. These environmental education tours provide practical advice on sorting waste and demonstrate how old items can be repurposed.

On Sunday, September 15, Pikk Street Festival will take place on Pikk Street in Tallinn's Old Town. In addition to the diverse program, the "Stories of Pikk and Laia Street" audio guide application will be available for festival visitors, offering the chance to explore the area independently.

This week, educational institutions in the city of Tallinn have been targeted by emails falsely claiming to be from the Tallinn Transport Department and City Government. These messages urge schools to inform parents that the upcoming changes to the public transport network this fall are driven by cost-saving measures and low public transport usage by students. The emails also suggest finding alternative bus routes for children to get to school or to use personal transport where possible. This information is misleading, confusing, and not true.

On Sunday, September 15, the official opening of Pelgu Community Garden (Pelgu ühisaed) will take place. The opening celebration of the city's largest community garden starts at 2 pm and will be held at the corner of Ehte and Kolde streets, where visitors can enjoy a diverse program.

The Tallinn City Government approved a detailed plan today for a property located at the corner of Kopli and Vana-Kalamaja streets in Põhja-Tallinn. The proposed solution is now moving to public display and discussion. The plan allows for an extension of the existing three-story hotel, adding up to five stories, and includes plans for improving the surrounding urban space.

The Tallinn City Government has submitted its budget strategy for 2025-2028 and the implementation plan for the “Tallinn 2035” development strategy to the City Council. The budget strategy serves as a guide for directing the city’s development and creating city budgets over the next four years, considering sustainability and financial feasibility.

Starting in October, a "green wave" traffic system will be implemented on Liivalaia Street, allowing motor vehicles to move more smoothly. Traffic lights will be programmed in such a way that full pedestrian crossings will remain intact.