an investigation and comparison of road transport indicators among the provinces of iran

transportation is by people and for them. it is a process of providing mobility and accessibility for people both as passengers and as consumers of the goods. therefore it is true when today there is an emphasis on the considering transportation the most influential development in every society. regional development cannot properly be happened without enough transportation infrastructure and quality services both for passenger and freight. socio-economic impacts of transportation are amongst the most important issues in transportation planning and appropriate transportation planning is the key to sound regional development. one of the major planning issues is the transportation equality. inequality of transportation, itself leads to many other inequalities and it is highly essential to consider that in the plans and policies regarding transportation in the country. the main purpose of the present paper is to investigate and make a comparison of road transport indicators among the provinces of iran. for this purpose, the relative level of transport development in different provinces was determined using taxonomy method. nine indicators provided by road maintenance and transportation organization were used to carry out analyses. the data were analyzed and described by utilizing from spss and gis soft wares. the outcomes indicate relative favorable development status in the region consisted of tehran, alborz and qom provinces and unfavorable development of transportation status, especially in the southeast region. in fact it was revealed that there is a vertical inequality status of transportation in iran.