Transportation

The teaching cases in this section provide an overview of the issues involved in transportation policy and planning, as well as an introduction to the skills necessary for solving the various analytic and managerial problems that are peculiar to this area.  

  • Teaching Case - Driving Change in  São Paulo

    Driving Change in São Paulo Practitioner Guide

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    Publication Date: March 9, 2021

    This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case No. 2214.0. In 2016, after many months of negotiation, the City of São Paulo approved a new ordinance regulating Transportation Network Companies (TNC). The new regulation allowed citizens to...

  • Teaching Case - Driving Change in  São Paulo

    Driving Change in São Paulo Epilogue

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    Publication Date: March 9, 2021

    This epilogue accompanies HKS Case No. 2214.0. In 2016, after many months of negotiation, the City of São Paulo approved a new ordinance regulating Transportation Network Companies (TNC). The new regulation allowed citizens to take...

  • Teaching Case - Driving Change in  São Paulo

    Driving Change in São Paulo

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    Publication Date: March 9, 2021

    In 2016, after many months of negotiation, the City of São Paulo approved a new ordinance regulating Transportation Network Companies (TNC). The new regulation allowed citizens to take advantage of innovative services and it enabled city...

  • Monetizing Regulations: TSA Generated Opportunities

    Monetizing Regulations: TSA Generated Opportunities

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    Publication Date: September 28, 2020

    TSA promulgated a regulatory process to ensure safety and security at the nation’s airports. That process also creates opportunities for entrepreneurs. This case describes the TSA process and engages the students to identify and vet...

  • Teaching Case - The Quest for Achieving Financial Inclusion: M-Pesa Versus UPI

    Ojek: Regulating Motorcycle Taxis in Jakarta

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    Publication Date: March 18, 2020

    Motorcycles are by far the most popular form of motorized transportation in Indonesia, and are used to provide taxi-like service called ojek as well. In 2014, the two biggest providers of app-based, online booking and payment for conventional...

  • Teaching Case - Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax

    Restructuring Mass Transit in Singapore (Abridged)

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    Publication Date: January 6, 2020

    In July 2016, Singapore’s Minister for Transport announced that Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Ltd (SMRT) had agreed to sell its trains, tracks, and other operating assets to the government for $1 billion. SMRT would continue to operate and...

  • Teaching Case - Uber Comes to Boston

    Uber Comes to Boston

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    Publication Date: August 17, 2018

    On August 5, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Massachusetts’ first statewide regulations on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The law was a monumental victory for the ride-sharing companies given that a few years...

  • Teaching Case - Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign

    Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign

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    Publication Date: August 27, 2017

    Transport for London is in charge of an extensive network of Underground (metro) stations, some of which are more congested than others. This case looks at capacity planning, with the heavy-traffic Victoria Station as its primary focus. The case...

  • Teaching Case - Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport Concession

    Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport Concession

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    Publication Date: June 15, 2017

    In 2013, Rio de Janeiro's main international airport, Galeão, was set to be privatized through a 25-year term concession. The Brazilian government set a minimum bid value of $4.8 billion for the airport. Five consortia submitted bids,...