The effects of Covid-19 on the access of the marginalized to public transportation(Case example: the marginal areas of Babol)

With the start of the Covid-19 epidemic around the world, the lives of millions of people were affected by thedrastic changes that this virus brought about. Meanwhile, vulnerable groups in many countries were left withoutthe necessary support and their situation worsened. In the meantime, the cities were quickly affected by thevirus and compliance with health protocols became a requirement in them. In the meantime, publictransportation, as one of the means that citizens used to move around, became a place with a high risk ofcontracting the virus, although many protocols could not be fully observed and implemented. be made In themeantime, the urban dwellers were one of the groups that were severely damaged, because they used publictransportation for their daily needs, and the situation that arose after that made them move to the city for Hemade it difficult. In this research, the effects of Covid-19 on the access of the marginal residents to publictransportation are investigated. In order to discover the different dimensions of these effects, a group interviewmethod was used with the residents of these areas, and this research is included in the travel behavior researchcategory.

The effects of Covid-19 on the access of the marginalized to public transportation(Case example: the marginal areas of Babol) Keywords:

Covid-19 , Transportation planning , Accessibility ,