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Mayor Heiða Björg's Neighborhood Days

Mayor Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will visit Háaleiti and Bústaðir Jan. 26-30. The mayor will visit local institutions, meet with staff, speak with residents and host public events.
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Manuscripts sought for two literary awards

Electronic manuscript submissions are now being accepted for the Guðrún Helgadóttir Children's Book Awards and the Tómas Guðmundsson Literary Awards.
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Winter maintenance service in Reykjavík

Work crews follow the winter maintenance services response plan when snow falls or ice forms in Reykjavík. Conditions are monitored regularly and crews are deployed as needed.
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Computer rendering of Suðurlandsbraut January 29, 2026

CityLine land-use plan for Suðurlandsbraut open for public comment

The proposed CityLine land-use plan for Suðurlandsbraut is now open for public comment. The planning area covers the redesigned streetscape of Suðurlandsbraut between Skeiðarvogur and Lágmúli.

The entrance to Vitatorg Day Training and its community center. January 29, 2026

Vitatorg day training kitchen to close temporarily for renovations

The production kitchen at Vitatorg Day Training will be expanded and completely renovated. This was approved by the City Executive Council today. These renovations are necessary to meet modern standards for production kitchens. Once the project is finished, the kitchen will occupy the current cafeteria space, and the cafeteria will move to the floor above.

Katrín Harpa and Aðalbjörg Traustadóttir on the panel at a conference on disabled people's issues. January 29, 2026

Officials call for shared policy and future vision for municipalities

Many opportunities exist to strengthen services for disabled people, especially given recent organizational changes within the City – though challenges are plentiful.

Aerial view of the Botanic Garden January 28, 2026

Record year at the Botanic Garden

About 200,000 people visit Reykjavík Botanic Garden each year, and officials reported that 2025 set a new record for participation in educational programs at the garden. This marked the first time attendance surpassed the 6,000-person milestone, and by a comfortable margin — the total number participating in programs and events at the garden exceeded 6,800 people.

Traffic lights January 28, 2026

New traffic signal pattern on Höfðabakki

This notice is to alert drivers to changes in traffic signal timing at the intersections of Höfðabakki/Stórhöfði and Höfðabakki/Dvergshöfði.

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