Analysis and evaluation of indicators of sustainable urban transportation

Sustainable urban transportation is in fact the movement of vehicles, people and goods, which entails the comfort of the people and the stability of the environment with the most desirable cost and effort. Sustainable transport planning focuses on the effects of transport development on economic efficiency, environmental issues, resource consumption, land use, and social justice It helps to reduce environmental impacts, increase the efficiency of the transportation system and improve the social status of the population and aims to increase the system efficiency and the relocation of goods, services and individuals with minimal access problems. Considering these issues in the present research, we have tried to focus on the goals and indicators of sustainable transport from different dimensions and to describe the social, economic and environmental dimensions. For a sustainable and comprehensive transport system planning, it is best to consider a balanced set of indicators that is a combination of economic, social and environmental objectives. Another useful advantage of developing indexes is to use them to make a meaningful comparison of the transport situation with other cities. The method of descriptive-analytical work and the method of collecting information based on librarian and documentary methods. In this paper, with consideration of effective factors in urban transport, comprehensive indicators for measuring and assessing the current situation of urban transportation systems are presented for facilitating policy making and planning by authorities and private transportation agencies.