The Tallinn City Transport Department announced the project. The aim of the project is to create a green area on the tram corridor along the section of Tartu Road between Lubja and Pronksi streets. The approximately one-kilometer-long stone pavement around the tram tracks will be replaced with grass.
Kristjan Järvan mentioned on social media that he sent a letter to the head of the Tallinn City Transport Department before the elections. He asked whether the pavement under the Tartu Road tramway could be replaced with a green area. Järvan received an official response. The answer was that the area around the tram tracks could indeed be turned into a green area. The cost would be approximately 320,000 euros plus VAT.
ERR wrote last year that the pavement under the Tartu Road tramway has deteriorated. This poses a risk to pedestrians due to loose pavement fragments and dust. Additionally, the sections of Tartu Road without sufficient greenery are uncomfortable for pedestrians during hot summer weather.
The expansion and breakthrough of the central section of Tartu Road were completed in the early 2000s. The pavement under the tramway is built on cobblestones. It has been repaired since then, but it deteriorates very quickly.
Tartu Road is also part of Tallinn's main cycling network. This implies that separate cycling paths should be built there, isolated from other traffic.