Behind the curtain of the traffic stamp / the green light of Pastor Nashinan for Tehranis

Social group of Fars News Agency, Schools will reopen on the first of Mehr. After the spread of Corona, schools were opened virtually, and from this year all trainings are supposed to be held in person.

Simultaneously with the reopening of schools and universities, the amount of intra-city trips increases and traffic increases. The city administration, in cooperation with the police and related organizations, plan in this field to reduce the amount of traffic problems of the citizens.

The increase of single-passenger cars at the same time as the reopening of educational centers

With the reopening of schools and educational centers, a large number of single-passenger cars are on the streets and fuel the increase in traffic in the city. Many parents prefer to take their child to school by private car. On the other hand, with the increase of educational units, a large number of students do not show desire to use public vehicles and are interested in using private cars to travel from home to university and vice versa, and this causes heavy traffic.

Taking serious decisions and taking effective measures regarding traffic control and smoothing is on the agenda of the city administration and police before the start of the new academic year.

Mehdi Golshani, Director General of Public Transportation and Regional Affairs of Tehran Municipality’s Transportation and Traffic Deputy, says: The reopening of schools is certain this year, and traffic arrangements have been considered and instructions have been sent to 22 districts. We asked the regions to carry out physical and executive activities around schools with the aim of securing, revealing and leveling the roads, he added: Based on this, roads and sidewalks will be created for the safe movement of students and pedestrians.

At the same time as schools reopen, traffic will increase by 15%

He continued: Securing the traffic equipment of bus stations, which are used by most students these days, is one of the measures, and the issue of improving the route and stations of transportation lines, especially the improvement of bus and taxi terminals in all regions, is on the agenda.

According to the Director General of Public Transport and Regional Affairs of the Deputy Transport and Traffic Department of Tehran Municipality, traffic is expected to increase by 15% at the same time as the reopening of schools.

According to this report, an action plan has been presented to control and monitor the traffic of the roads leading to the educational centers with the cooperation of the traffic police, and also the installation and repair of various traffic equipment is on the agenda.

Preparation and distribution of safety advice brochures for commuting to schools were prepared

Yaqub Azadeh Del, the director of the Clean Transportation Systems Development Unit of the Transportation and Traffic Organization, told Fars reporter about the latest measures taken to reopen schools: distribution of educational items, including books, CDs, and games in all grades and in all areas of Tehran Municipality. One of the measures is the preparation and distribution of safety advice brochures for going to and from schools.

Sounding the traffic safety bell in Tehran schools/ Donation of school police cover and flag

Referring to National Children’s Day, he said: Installation of vertical and horizontal signs of less than 30 km by 150 meters before and after schools will be implemented from 10 to 25 September in 22 regions.

Azadeh Del pointed to the traffic safety bell in schools and said: This action will be taken from October 1st and a special traffic bell will be assigned to the school in the presence of the regional traffic transportation deputy.

Holding a balance bike competition league in traffic training towns

He emphasized: donating school police covers and flags is one of the other actions that will be implemented in 10 schools in each region from the 1st to the 15th of Mehr. Also, the holding of the balance bike competition league will be implemented in the traffic education towns of regions 8, 2, 3, 4, 12 and 15, although this action is for preschoolers and will be implemented in September and October. The training of correct traffic behavior is implemented in all educational levels in 22 regions.

It is supposed to take measures to strengthen the public transport fleet before the reopening of schools, and in the field of buses, it has been said that 550 buses are going to be added to the fleet. Dispatch of extraordinary metro trains to reduce the head distance has been placed on the agenda of the city administration at the same time as the beginning of the academic year, and the discussion of monitoring the performance of linear and circular taxis and controlling the collection of approved fares and following up and fixing the deficiencies of the terminals in the field of taxis is also being followed.

The number of passengers in the public transportation system is also increasing these days. In the previous period of urban management, the public transportation system suffered a stagnation and we had serious delays in this field. With the establishment of the new city administration, measures have been taken in the field of public transportation and contracts in the field of development and equipment have been closed and a part of the fleet has been dismantled.

Government assistance in the way of public transportation system

Mehdi Chamran, head of the Tehran Islamic Council, told Fars reporter about this that consultations have been held with the government and the government is going to provide assistance to the public transportation system.

The contract of 630 wagons is being pursued by the government / Development of the public transportation system is on the agenda of urban management

He continued: The development of metro lines as well as the equipping of bus and metro fleets are on the agenda, and the overhaul of a number of metro and bus cars has been done.

Stating that we have a shortage of wagons in the metro, Chamran said: “The contract for 630 wagons is being pursued by the government and we hope that it will be concluded in the shortest possible time.”

The head of Tehran City Council emphasized that the development of the public transportation system is on the agenda of the new city administration.

According to this report, the officials request that citizens use less private cars and reach their destinations through public transportation at the same time as schools reopen. Parents who intend to accompany their students with a private vehicle should pay special attention to driving rules and regulations and avoid blocking the roads leading to educational centers. It is necessary for parents not to insist on dropping off their children in front of schools and to avoid blocking the roads and passages, they should stop their cars in a suitable place and accompany their students to school.

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