An analysis of the economic effects of transportation in Gorgan

Urban transportation is one of the sectors that, in addition to its direct impact on economic growth, plays a significant role in the development and growth of other sectors of the urban economy, so that in cities of developing countries, often between 15 and 25 percent of the budget, between 8 to 16 percent of household income and more than 33 percent of investments in urban infrastructure in the transport sector. No matter how much transportation has a positive and increasing impact on the urban economy, it has negative effects, including increasing the costs of urban environmental pollution, the cost of accidents and the costs of fuel losses, so the present study With the aim of evaluating and analyzing the transport position on the urban economy, using descriptive-analytical method and real data extracted from organizational resources in Gorgan city. The results of the research show that about 107465 liters of gasoline per day is spent on the amount of 75.2 billion rials from national resources. Also, the cost of damage accidents is equal to 2.9 billion rials per year. Urban transport produces 40583 kilograms of environmental pollution per year. On the other hand, the transport sector in Gorgan has 18678 people. Finally, the development of public transportation in Gorgan has been able to reduce the monthly costs of low-income groups by 16%.