On Monday, 13 November, Riga City Council, the City Development Committee approved the proposal of the City Development Committee to participate in and pre-finance the project “Promoting Safe, Fair…
In order to limit the stay of homeless people in Riga's public toilets and prevent damage to the equipment, the municipality plans to equip several toilets with POS terminals this autumn and to…
Until 31 October Riga residents are invited to vote on one of 30 different neighbourhood development ideas. Riga will implement the ones that get the most votes. Until the end of October you can…
The Baltic Sustainability Awards 2023 has announced the opening of applications and is calling for enterprises, policymakers, and thought leaders championing sustainability across the Baltic region…
At the end of this week, preparation of a construction site will begin for the renovation of Uzvaras Park. The local government is planning to enter into the construction work contract this week…
On Friday, 2 June, Blue Flags were raised at two beaches in Riga, Vecāķi and Vakarbuļļi, to demonstrate their compliance with international environmental quality standards. This year’s raising of…
For the third year, the Latvian Fund for Nature (LDF) in cooperation with Riga City Council and neighbourhood associations have been jointly creating urban meadows, i.e. wild plant oases to preserve…
The first round of the Riga Philharmonic design competition, which closed on May 10, attracted 38 design entries from European and Asian countries. The first round of the competition will select six…
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) tender is to be launched in 2024 for a major modernisation of the street lighting system in Riga, renewing 80% of the lighting, increasing energy efficiency and…
This year, the Riga municipality will devote more resources to developing the city's green infrastructure by planting more trees, maintaining existing green spaces, renovating park paths, installing…
