City of Dubrovnik / Grad Dubrovnik

The City of Dubrovnik is a local self-government authority employing 211 civil servants divided into: Office of the Mayor, Department of Economy and Tourism, Department of Transport and Public Works,Department of Real Estate Management, Department of Culture,Department of Social Affairs, Department of Urbanism, Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection,Department of Finance,Department of Spatial Planning Documentation, Licenses, and Construction,Department of Administration and Local Self-Government. There are 10 public cultural institutions owned and managed by City of Dubrovnik and 6 co-owned public utility companies. Among them, the public company for transport Libertas is 80 % owned by the City of Dubrovnik and 20% by eight surrounding small municipalities. Average annual budget is around 50 mil €, what makes it the richest Croatian city per capita.

Population of Dubrovnik is 42.720 with around 30.000 people living in the city proper. Since 2012, City of Dubrovnik is actively involved in preparation of sustainable mobility planning projects. As local streets are narrow with huge traffic pressure, especially during summer months, creation of sustainable mobility programs are crucial for future development. Dubrovnik played coordinator role in “Adria.move.it! - Support to sustainable forms of mobility in coastal towns“ project, cofounded by IPA Adriatic program.

In addition to this, Dubrovnik during 2015 will become the first Croatian city to adopt Smartcity strategy. As well, two more major programs are under construction: Energy efficiency in public traffic program and SEAP where both are expected to be tailored by mid 2016. Electric scooters, electric cars and electric buses are all being researched in different projects with possibility of sharing or pulling usage.