How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
Estonia / Tallinn / Tartu / Digital transformation / Mobility
Tallinn and Tartu are combining their mobility services into one app
Estonia’s two main cities are integrating digitally in the name of MaaS
Estonia / Tartu / Energy efficiency / Innovation and Research
University of Tartu: brain centre of world’s first nation-wide hydrogen valley
The grand-scale initiative will span some 30 projects all across Estonia
Estonia / Tartu / Education and Sport
Tartu schools will exclude Russian language education ahead of national deadline
The city has drafted its own education language transition plan with the aim of ensuring equal opportunities for all students in the Estonian society
Estonia / Tartu / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research
University of Tartu starts an innovative model by becoming an investor
This will help fill the gap between research and entrepreneurship
Estonia / Tartu / Education and Sport / Mobility
World’s largest children’s bicycle event is back in Tartu
Never too early to fall in love with soft mobility
Estonia / Tartu / Development / Public Spaces
New traffic intersection voted Tartu Deed of the Year 2021
Residents picked Riga-Vaksali junction ahead of shortlisted contenders such as an Olympic fencing gold medal, a self-driving bus and weekly wastewater coronavirus surveys
Estonia / Tartu / Culture and Tourism
Christmas City Tartu returns with a vengeance
A majestic spruce, 1000 m2 skating rink, poetry ATM, aquarium, Mars Rover house and more are in store for residents and guests of Estonia’s second-largest city
Estonia / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Politics and Reforms
Local elections in Estonia bring native coalitions to the fore
Center lost its absolute majority in Tallinn but its mayor Mihhail Kõlvart remains Estonia’s most popular politician
Estonia / Tartu / Education and Sport / Innovation and Research
Tartu offers study kits to promote physics education
The materials and software have been created by local company Praktikal Education OÜ
Estonia / Tartu / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Tartu introduces a modern, self-driving delivery vehicle
Cleveron 701 is Europe’s first driverless courier with a license to operate on public streets
Estonia / Tallinn / Tartu / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Tallinn and Tartu agree to synergize European capital titles
Estonia’s capital will collaborate with Tartu in the development of green city principles, meanwhile ushering visitors to the 2024 European Capital of Culture city
Estonia / Tallinn / Tartu / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
The Association of Estonian Cities and Rural Municipalities wants a role in the national vaccination plan
Organizing the vaccination process effectively and quickly is impossible without involving the local government, they believe
Estonia / Tartu / Mobility / Smart City
Tartu trials self-driving bus
The two-month long test runs are part of the pan-European project Ride2Autonomy
Estonia / Tallinn / Tartu / Politics and Reforms
Estonia celebrates 30 years since independence restoration
Socks in the colours of the national flag will be gifted to babies born after 20 August at Tartu University Hospital
Estonia / Tartu / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Tartu Urban Festival UIT kicks off
Parasitic architecture is the focus of this year’s artistic event
Estonia / Tartu / Green City / Public Spaces
Tartu’s Car-Free Avenue focuses on environmental protection
The event has proved popular, but the location might be wrong, with diverted traffic leading to more pollution
Estonia / Tallinn / Tartu / Welfare and Health
Estonia scraps 2+2 distancing rule for outdoor activities
Universities and colleges will remain on remote learning till the end of the academic year
Estonia / Tartu / Culture and Tourism / Green City / Public Spaces
Tartu revives Car-Free Avenue
Last year’s project provided a boost to the local economy and new kind of entertainment to residents and guests
Estonia / Tartu / Culture and Tourism
A taste of Tartu amid the pandemic
23 restaurants in the Estonian city offer three-course special menus with predominantly local ingredients for the month-long culinary event
Estonia / Tartu / Green City / Mobility
Cargo bike pilot launched in Tartu
The city government has set the goal of increasing the proportion of environmentally sustainable modes of travel in urban traffic
Estonia / Tartu / Education and Sport
Tartu supports local sports with EUR 772 970
University of Tartu basketball team and Tartu Marathon Club will get the largest share of grants
Elva / Haapsalu / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Culture and Tourism
Going to the sauna in Võru County
The smoke sauna tradition is inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Elva / Haapsalu / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Welfare and Health
Estonia closes schools and sports activities to rein coronavirus in
Tougher additional measures will be imposed in Ida-Viru county
Elva / Haapsalu / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Welfare and Health
Estonia tightens corona restrictions further
Restaurants and entertainment venues will have to close earlier; shops must be full at maximum 50 percent
Elva / Haapsalu / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Welfare and Health
Estonia tightens corona restrictions
They include mandatory mask wearing in public indoor places, social distancing measures and additional curbs in epidemic hotspots
Tartu / Culture and Tourism
Christmas on ice in Tartu
Trans-border cooperation has resulted in a long nurtured dream of a skating rink in the heart of the city becoming reality
Tartu / Mobility
Tartu e-scooters go into hibernation
A new law regulating the use of light vehicles in Estonia makes speeding and obstructive parking punishable
Elva / Haapsalu / Paide / Rakvere / Tallinn / Tartu / Welfare and Health
Estonia caps indoor events attendance at 750
Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases, the situation seems under control
Tartu / Development / Economy and Finance
25 transformative ideas for Tartu put to the popular vote
Tartu was the first local government in Estonia to introduce a participative budget in 2013
Tartu / Mobility
Tartu expands cycling infrastructure
Cycling has become increasingly popular in recent months and the city wants to accommodate all those who have taken it up