News and thoughts on urban topics

05.04.2025

Surprising discoveries at Hundipea – we have 2,347 unusual neighbours

We’re working to build a neighbourhood where people and other species don’t just live side by side, but grow together. It means that nature isn’t decorative – it’s an active part of the city that we support and plan for. And to do that, we need to understand what’s already here.

10.12.2024

What Affects Mobility and How Mobility Affects Us

This piece doesn’t pamper drivers, but neither does it sit comfortably in a cargo bike. If anything, it’s walking – ...

12.09.2024

An overlooked tool for city planning that could transform Tallinn

Tallinn has reinstated the position of City Architect, who will create a proper plan, a strategic approach to urban planning. ...

17.05.2024

Turning rainwater into opportunity with smart urban planning in Tallinn

Areas blanketed in snow in the latter half of April offer serene settings for summer picnics today, highlighting the pressing ...

Arhitektuuriline illustratsioon, kus pildi keskel on jalakäijate tee, kus kõnnivad inimesed; paremal on lai punase kattega rattatee ja kõige vasakul piilub autotee. Kõigi teede ümber on mitu meetrit rohelust, muru ja kõrghaljastus. Tänava ääres paistab kohvik. Pilt kirjeldab, milline näeb välja inimkeskne ja segakasutusega linnaruum, kus tähelepanu keskpunktis on ratturid ja jalakäijad.

25.03.2024

Back to the basics: Tallinn needs mixed-use urban planning

Embracing mixed-use urban planning is a solution to pressing urban problems such as car dependency, loneliness, mental health concerns, increasing ...

29.02.2024

Effective urban planning lessens the need for car usage

Estonia is heavily car-centred. Analysing the data from the Roadmap, it is clear that our current urban planning practices strongly ...

Lõime pühade puhul tulesärasse vana Hundipea laohoone, et seal korraldada jõululaata. Ligipääsetavusega aitas meid Eesti Liikumispuudega Inimeste Liidu

12.12.2023

How to create an urban space that welcomes everyone?

In the pursuit of a people-centric city, starting with the 8-80 principle should be fundamental. This principle envisions streets that ...

30.10.2023

Promise of a Denser Tallinn, a Much-Needed Urban Transformation

The term “dense city” may evoke images of austere Soviet-era apartment blocks in Tallinn. However, in reality, it signifies the ...

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29.09.2023

Crafting a human-first urban space with the help of a digital twin

When planning a pleasant, welcoming and sustainable city, it is crucial to measure how many people are using a space ...

18.08.2023

A new level in urban planning: Digital twin

Before the physical Hundipea district is built, a digital twin of the entire area will be created. Planning out all the details of Hundipea digitally first makes the process significantly more interactive and science-based and creates a tool for other future developments to follow a similar big-picture approach.