January the 3rd, 2024 – Samobor, a beautiful little town not far from Zagreb, has ensured free public transport for everyone with the turn of the new year.
The betterment of the general quality of life for people up and down the country has been something mayors and other administrative leaders have been pondering about for some time now. Some cities have made certain properties as cheap as a euro or two for purchase, while others have provided both business and demographic incentives.
Samobor is the latest on the list of towns introducing measures to up quality of life levels locally with the introduction of entirely free public transport for everyone.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, speaking more specifically, on the first day of the New Year, Samobor introduced free public transport for everyone on seventeen different bus lines. Six of those local bus lines operating within the Samobor area are new, and another new feature is the circular line that connects the town centre of Samobor itself.
The City of Samobor reported on Wednesday that the introduction of free public transport marks a “brand new era in city mobility” that will make everyday travel easier for everyone and improve quality of life levels overall.
The biggest news from Samobor is by far the circular line that connects the town centre of Samobor. Samobor Mayor Petra Škrobot, Deputy Mayor Petar Burić and their associates took a ride on the circular line themselves,” Samobor’s administration revealed.
Samobor is otherwise a favourite day trip destination for plenty of people from surrounding towns and cities, including Zagreb and Karlovac. The move to make public transport totally free will hopefully have a domino effect and be introduced by other areas nationwide.
