Women at the Helm, the Government on the Brakes/ Pardis Parsa

Today in Iran, motorcycles and electric scooters have evolved from recreational vehicles or means of transportation associated with particular social classes into essential tools for earning a livelihood and for fast, inexpensive transportation. Nevertheless, the absence of a single, transparent procedure for issuing licenses to half of the country’s population has pushed women motorcyclists into […]...

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Conversation with Bahman Eshghi, Secretary General of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture / Ali Kalaii

According to him, governments should be facilitators, not interveners. When government interference and intervention occur, renovation is delayed and wear and tear increases. Our topic of discussion is the wear and tear and problems in the transportation industry in Iran. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh” has addressed the issues in this field and has had a […]...

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The impact of public transportation renovation on reducing air pollution/ Maryam Avishan and Ali Yousefi

According to the World Bank report in 2016, air pollution has been identified as the deadliest type of pollution and the fourth leading cause of premature death worldwide. In recent years, major cities in Iran – including Tehran – have been seriously affected by air pollution, with a significant contribution (over 60%) from mobile sources. […]...

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The Path of Students in Sistan and Baluchestan: Fatal Incidents or Dropping Out of School?/ Khalilullah Balochi

Children who are left behind from education are one of the fundamental problems of the education system in Iran, with the highest statistics belonging to the Sistan and Baluchestan province. Thirteen years after major changes in Iran’s education system, the growth rate of these children has posed a serious challenge to the education system. Official […]...

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Unsafe roads and inequality in rural areas / Keyomars Amiri

A look at the way of life of humans from the beginning until now is indicative of the fact that transportation has played and continues to play a very important role in human life. The essential need for movement and transportation throughout human life has been inevitable, and the speed and capacity of carrying goods […]...

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