The Zagreb Energy Centre has announced
a project to green the shelters of public transport stops in Zagreb. The glass shelters at ZET stops are the last place you want to find yourself during the summer months. Not only do they provide no shade from the sun, but the space beneath them also heats up quickly, making them uncomfortable.
Already installed in Pula
Covering stops with greenery is already a common practice in Europe, and earlier this year such a project was launched in the City of Pula, where ten bus‑stop shelters were “greened”. The Zagreb pilot programme is in its initial phase, covering five locations, and involves testing solutions that will be the most cost‑effective in the long term. Project documentation is currently being prepared for a green roof on one type of shelter, covering the entire structure with the additional load of the green roof (from static calculations and technical descriptions to details and possible reinforcement recommendations, as well as installation of all green‑roof layers such as waterproofing, drainage, substrate and vegetation), the City of Zagreb explains.
More possibilities
During this period, several possible models of green shelters will be explored. Depending on the location of each stop, solutions such as green roofs, climbing plants or ground‑based greening will be tested. The project also includes monitoring to determine which plant species and maintenance models work best in different micro‑locations, from the city centre to the outskirts, the City adds. The first results should be visible by the end of this year or early next year, but everything depends on the completion of documentation. If we take the Pula project as an example, stops undergoing greening may be temporarily out of service, and waiting would in that case be shifted to another nearby location. However, the City has not yet commented on this because the project is still in its early stages.
Everything is included in the published Programme
At the end of July, the Programme for Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation and Ozone Layer Protection of the City of Zagreb announced the greening of public‑transport shelters within the section on adapting tourist infrastructure to climate change. Implementation is expected from this year, 2025, until 2028, with funding coming from the City of Zagreb budget and Zagreb Holding. The Programme states that by 2028, 20 such shelters are expected, along with the creation of 8 green oases at the most visited tourist locations and between them.
It is important to emphasise that other greening and landscape‑design projects are being developed in parallel in Zagreb, with the aim of systematically increasing the city’s resilience to climate change and improving the quality of life for citizens, the City explains.
Source: Paula Butinović,
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You can also hear more about the pilot project for greening shelters, as well as the installation of solar panels in parking areas, in the radio programme
Gradske minute on yammatFM.
