public transportation
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Public Transportation Partially Blamed for New Covid Casualties
EghtesadOnline: Public means of transportation is a hotbed of Covid-19 transmission, especially in major cities like Tehran, and immediate action must be taken before it gets too late, the head…
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Drivers Account for Majority of Coronavirus Loan Applications
EghtesadOnline: Public transportation operators, educational centers, beauty salons, women’s clothing shops, gyms, rehabilitation centers for disabled persons and not-for-profit schools accounted…
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New Subway Project to Tackle Tehran’s Transportation Needs
EghtesadOnline: The development of public transportation has been high on Tehran urban managers’ agenda, for which the capital launched the construction of the subway’s Line 10 last week.
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Facemasks to Become Mandatory in Public Transportation Networks
EghtesadOnline: The national coronavirus taskforce is planning to make wearing facemasks mandatory in public transportation, including buses and subway, a deputy health minister said.
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Public Transport Commuters Surge as Businesses Reopen in Tehran
EghtesadOnline: As an increasing population use public transportation in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, adhering to social distancing will turn into a farfetched goal.
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Concerns Over Corona Rampaging Through Public Transportation
EghtesadOnline: Social distancing is almost impossible in a crowded city like Tehran, unless more buses and taxis are added to the public transportation fleet, Tehran City Council chief says.
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Next Budget to Help Streamline Isfahan’s Public Transportation
EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget of the fiscal 2020-21, the government has earmarked 26 trillion rials ($180.5 million) for streamlining public transportation development in Isfahan.
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Iran's 2020-21 Budget Bill Allows Municipalities to Issue Sukuk Bonds Worth $357m
EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget bill for the fiscal 2020-21, the Iranian government has permitted municipalities to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds) to the tune of 50 trillion rials…
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Public Transport Problems and Tehran’s All-Pervasive Smog
EghtesadOnline: The inefficient public transportation network in the Iranian capital has been repeatedly blamed for exacerbating Tehran’s suffocating air pollution, which recently hit the emergency…
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Fuel Price Hike Drives People Toward Public Transportation
EghtesadOnline: Since the government rationed and raised the price of gasoline on Nov. 15, the public transportation fleet in Tehran has served 20% more passengers, Tehran City Council Chairman…
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Iran Marks World Car-Free Days
EghtesadOnline: On the occasion of the world car-free days, municipalities in Iran are holding nationwide events from Sept. 20-22 to underscore the necessity of protecting the environment and…
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Public Transportation Gets a Boost in Tehran, Qom
EghtesadOnline: From adding new vehicles to the public bus fleet to purchasing new wagons for the subway, urban managers across Iran are taking measures for tackling air pollution and facilitating…
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Tehran Mayor Hanachi Outlines Urban Transport Plans
EghtesadOnline: Tehran’s mayor on Monday outlined the municipality’s public transportation expansion plans saying that two subway lines now under construction will open partially in the near…
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East Azarbaijan Public Transport Decrepit
EghtesadOnline: On average, vehicles used for public transportation in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan are over two decades old and do not meet safety standards, head of the local…