With less than three months left until 2024, the journey that started in the spring of 2017 is reaching its crescendo – finally, the European Capital of Culture year in Tartu and Southern Estonia can begin; the road to 2024 has been full of twists and turns, a true testament of the arts of survival.
Sustainability is often seen as a binary concept – you either live a completely 'green' lifestyle or you don't. At first glance it might seem that the only way to be utterly sustainable is to live a very modest life which involves eating only the local foods, never driving a car, having very few clothes and other items, etc. But would this kind of thinking also mean that participating in culture is a vanity that uses earth's resources irresponsibly? European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 is creating an example of how sustainable culture management can be done, Triin Pikk writes.
City center parking and public transport tickets will rise in price from July, Tartu City Council has said. Ticket hikes are needed to offset soaring fuel prices and stop long-term parking.