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Bring your cat, dog, or rabbit for free microchipping, registration in the pet register, and rabies vaccination on Saturday, 7 June by Snelli Pond.

Tallinn is developing a modern, people-friendly, and green Main Street along Narva maantee and Pärnu maantee, stretching from the Jõe–Pronksi intersection to Vabaduse väljak. Locals are invited to join a public discussion on 11 June at 17:30 at Nordic Hotel Forum, where the city will present an overview of the feedback received so far.

Tallinn is working together with the local community to redesign Ristiku and Härjapea streets, aiming to create a modern, green, and inclusive street space. A public discussion on Ristiku Street will take place on 10 June at 17:30 at Ristiku põhikool.

Tallinn is continuing the restoration of Pääsküla Bog. Over ten weekends, residents are invited to help block drainage ditches in the bog to raise the groundwater level and support the return of the unique wetland ecosystem.

The City of Tallinn has allocated an additional €2.4 million to the total cost of street repairs coordinated by the Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department. In 2025, the total budget for road maintenance and repairs will amount to €15.4 million.

The Tallinn City Government decided at its cabinet meeting on 19 May to initiate negotiations with Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) to ensure the provision of street lighting and electrical installation maintenance services starting from 1 August 2025.

This year, the City of Tallinn will install more benches than usual, primarily to improve independent mobility for the elderly. New benches will be added not only to the streets of the city centre and other districts but also to parks and green spaces.

This year, 28 Highland cattle have been brought to the Paljassaare conservation area to help manage its species-rich meadows. Thanks to these cattle, the area will develop into a semi-natural coastal meadow with low grass coverage – an ideal habitat for many birds and insects.

In July last year, reconstruction began on the Kadaka puiestee bridge in Tallinn, which had reached the end of its service life and become structurally unsafe. As of Monday, the new bridge will be complete and open to traffic. Public transport will return to its regular routes in the first half of next week.

Construction works on Odra Street are nearing completion, and the street will be reopened to traffic starting Monday, 19 May. Bus routes 54 and 67 will also return to their normal routes.