For every need in the city, there must be an alternative to cars. This is the essence of transport diversification. Amongst all of this, pedestrians should not be forgotten, because, ultimately what binds multimodality together is the human engine, writes Züleyxa Izmailova (Eesti 200).
Earlier this month, the City of Tallinn implemented significant changes to traffic patterns in the Põhja-Tallinn neighborhood of Kalamaja aimed at reducing traffic loads on smaller streets as well as improving cyclist access in the area. Local residents, however, find that the changes have made driving more complicated and yet failed to reduce congestion.
A drawn out procurement by the City of Tallinn for new trams reached a pleasant conclusion as a manufacturer was found and the trams will cost tens of millions less than the city had expected.
It is currently still unclear how much it will cost to build the planned new Tallinn Hospital in Lasnamäe, or who exactly should foot the bill for construction costs.