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Starting today, the Tallinn Culture & Sports Department has opened a grant application for professional cultural projects targeted at people with disabilities. This initiative aims to enrich the city’s cultural calendar with events specifically designed for people with disabilities. The application deadline is March 8, 2024.

The initial phase of Tallinn's “Safe School Route” (“Turvaline koolitee”) program is set to focus on 14 schools within the city, addressing safety challenges around school vicinities such as safe sidewalks, bike lanes, street crossings, parking areas, and the implementation of traffic calming measures. Over the coming years, the program is planned to expand, encompassing all schools within Tallinn that require similar safety enhancements in their surrounding areas.

The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft regulation to the City Council today, proposing to exempt parents of children attending municipal kindergartens from paying fees for three days during the support strike for education workers.

Jaan Poska’s house – the home of the notable statesman and the birthplace of the Treaty of Tartu – will open its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, February 3 at 11 AM. In honor of the anniversary of the Treaty of Tartu, admission is free.

Since the beginning of this year, Tallinn's night buses have been operating year-round. In addition to the four routes tested last year, two new routes to Pääsküla and Viimsi have been added. In January, approximately 4,400 people used the night buses, averaging 1,100 passengers each weekend.

Starting from February 1, there will be changes to the bus schedules in Tallinn. The changes will affect bus routes number 2, 6, 7, 8, 15, 31, 39, 65, and 73.

Experts from Tallinn Botanic Garden have conducted studies in recent years, showing that Tallinn has preserved a significant diversity of lichens and mosses, including species that are endangered and protected in Estonia.

This year, Tallinn is set to host and support 95 high-level international sports events, including 16 European Championships and stages of world and European cup competitions. The city will provide a total of 645,000 euros in support for the organization of these international sporting events.

In 2023, Tallinn Card was used a total of 97,000 times to visit museums and attractions, marking three months since the launch of the English-language mobile app for the all-in-one sightseeing ticket.

Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart attended the European Summit of Regions and Cities in Brussels on January 24, as part of Belgium's European Union Presidency. The summit centered on discussions about the future of urban policy, emphasizing the growing significance of cities in the new European policy framework, and proposing ways to ensure greater city involvement in European Union decision-making processes.