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From public bike systems to BRT to integrated mass transit solutions - all of
the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award-nominated cities are exemplars in
implementing integrated transport solutions. Over the next week, we will cover
profiles of the nominated cities - Guangzhou, Leon, Lima, Nantes, Tehran -
culminating in the presentation of the Sustainable Transport Award on January 24
at Transportation Research Board conference in Washington D.C.

Iran's capital city Tehran, with a population 8 million, stands out as a
model city in the region for its aggressive policy to expand and implement new
mass transit options. The city has developed a comprehensive public transport
policy, which is embedded into the city's vision of improving quality of life by
having integrated, available, safe, easy, comfortable and clean transportation
system, delivered within limited resources.

By 2009, Tehran had 159 kilometers of urban railway.  By 2010, an additional
77 kilometers were added, increasing annual passenger trips by 17 million for a
total of 459 million trips per year made on the rail system.In addition to its urban rail system, 

Tehran has been implementing bus rapid
transit as a complement to the public transit network beginning in 2007. 
Currently, the BRT network is 91 kilometers long and carries 1.4 million
passengers a day.  In 2009, the city expanded the n... >>>