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November 25,2019Tehran's urban transportation infrastructure is in dire need of expansion to meet growing demand, chairman of Tehran City Council said. Addressing urban managers on Sunday, Mohsen Hashemi... -
November 23,2019Since 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 Mohsen Hashemi said...
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November 18,2019Municipal bodies in Tabriz, the provincial capital of East Azarbaijan, say traffic congestion has significantly decreased since the so-called odd-even traffic scheme was launched in the city in...
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November 13,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization present a picture of road fatalities, showing that during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 21), 9,360 lives have...
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November 13,2019One more station along the eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 is to come on stream in three weeks, CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company announced. Visiting the under-construction...
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November 04,2019After prolonged debates over the deficiencies of Air Pollution Control scheme, which is currently underway in the Iranian capital, Tehran Police have urged urban managers to revise the plan....
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November 02,2019Hashtgerd Metro Station, an extension of Tehran-Karaj intercity subway’s Line 5, is to be launched in two weeks. The line currently connects Sadeqieh Square in Tehran to Golshahr in Alborz...
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October 30,2019Tehran is home to 105,758 disabled people and much needs to be done to make the Iranian capital disabled-friendly. Urban managers have launched initiatives to attain this goal.
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October 30,2019Tehran Municipality is planning to launch a 14-kilometer biking lane in the capital's District 2, connecting Fadak, Iran Zamin and Pardisan parks. According to Rasoul Keshtpour, the mayor of...
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October 23,2019The development of subway networks has been touted as a priority by the urban managers of Iranian megacities. However, expansion plans are crawling in Karaj and Qom. Unlike the capital city of...
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October 19,2019Municipal bodies in Iranian metropolises, from Tehran to Isfahan, are becoming more socially responsible and upgrading urban infrastructure to meet the needs of the physically-impaired community....
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October 14,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal 7,500 people lost their lives in road mishaps in five months ending Aug. 22. The death rate is 1% higher, compared with the...
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October 12,2019Tehran Municipality has announced that revenues earned from traffic and air pollution schemes underway in the capital city of Tehran are being spent on expanding the city's urban transportation...
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October 11,2019Apart from the huge videogame market in the country, tabletop games have also found a large fan base among Iranians in recent years. For the first time, five Iranian companies will take part in...
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October 09,2019The western flank of the under construction subway in Karaj, Alborz Province, going up to Hashtgerd New Town is almost complete and ready for undergoing final tests, a deputy roads minister says....
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October 05,2019Since a new traffic scheme was launched about 100 days ago in central Tehran for curbing traffic and air pollution, urban managers have ignited debates over its weak and strong points. Proposed by...
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September 30,2019The Bus Rapid Transit lines in the central city of Isfahan will serve people with special needs by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2020), an urban manager said.
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September 30,2019Providing students with decent and safe transportation services has been a long-standing challenge, especially in Tehran Province, where 2.4 million students live. With the start of the new...
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September 28,2019A two-day classic car rally was held in Tehran on Thursday and Friday to mark the World Tourism Day, internationally observed on Sept. 27.
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September 28,2019On the eastern flank of Tehran subway's unfinished Line 6, Imam Hussein (PBUH) junction station was inaugurated on Saturday.
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September 25,2019Major Iranian metropolises are making efforts to boost public transport services by expanding bus and taxi fleets and investing in subway projects. In Tehran, following Tehran Taxi Organization’s...
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September 25,2019A passenger train derailed near Zahedan in southwest Iran on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring at least 35 others, the Health Ministry's website reported.
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September 21,2019On 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 promoting the culture...
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September 18,2019Providing people with decent public transportation services is of high importance for cities worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iran. The initiatives of urban managers of...
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September 16,2019To tackle traffic congestion in major Iranian cities before the new school year (starting Sept. 23), Iran Traffic Police has proposed changes to work schedule during early autumn.
