In May 2009, the Croatian capital Zagreb introduced free public transport in the wider downtown area. The head of Zagreb Municipal Transit System (ZET) Ivan Tolic said: “This is designed to reduce car traffic in the centre and encourage residents to park their cars in public garages outside the centre.” Tolic also said that the city’s finances would not be hurt by the new measure.
Read the article in the Croatian Times.
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