Stadt St.Gallen in the news

A research report highlights St.Gallen's colonial and slavery history, emphasizing its global historical connections and inviting public discourse.

St.Gallen's Sternenmarkt 2025 will feature expanded market areas and significant traffic restrictions including road closures and bus rerouting for safety.

Stadt St.Gallen is initiating a predator monitoring project in 2026 to study urban wildlife populations and promote coexistence.

The City of St.Gallen is addressing illegal waste disposal by posting information notices and seeking to identify offenders.

Stadt St.Gallen informs about Thursday waste collection and plans to identify and educate improper waste disposers.

Unlicensed vehicles are illegally picking up passengers at taxi stands and refusing city rides, prompting calls for enforcement of taxi regulations.

St.Gallen promotes sustainable urban mobility by offering private and cooperative users a chance to test electric and non-electric cargo bikes for a year starting in 2026.

The upcoming city parliament meeting at Waaghaus is public, with free sign language interpretation available upon request for deaf or hard-of-hearing residents.

St. Gallen's city parliament approved the 2026 budget with savings and no change to the tax rate at 138%.

A St. Gallen dog walker requests more Robidog waste bins along certain walking routes to reduce large gaps between existing bins.

St.Gallen city parliament approved funding for school ICT equipment and IT upgrades for city utilities, and elected a new member to a commission on utility transformation.

The Kinderspital St. Gallen's old building will be transformed into diverse residential housing with sustainable design, following its relocation to a new site.

In 2026, St.Gallen leads a Swiss city collaboration to improve water access and hygiene in southern Chad through a sustainable Swissaid project.

The city parliament will publicly discuss the 2026 budget proposal on December 9, 2025, at 4 PM in the Waaghaussaal.

Dangerous snow piles on lower Tschudistrasse force cyclists to share lanes with oncoming traffic, posing serious safety risks.

The city of St.Gallen is lowering water levels in the Mannenweier pond for safety and maintenance work, temporarily impacting swimmers but aiming to restore normal levels by next season.

A citizen science project in St.Gallen recorded over 17,500 bat calls, identifying nine species including the rare Bechstein's bat for the first time in the city.

A delivery van fire near Spisertorkreisel caused traffic disruptions and temporary service suspensions.

Early snowfall in St.Gallen caused traffic accidents, delays in public transport, and extensive snow-clearing operations by city services.

The city plans to revitalize St.Leonhard-Strasse and Oberer Graben to improve traffic flow and public space quality, with public input sought in late 2025.