Transportation Systems Casebook

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Introduction

This Casebook contains a set of case studies developed by students enrolled in the Introduction to Transportation Systems course taught in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University by Prof. Jonathan Gifford. The course is part of the Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics (TPOL) degree program. To read additional case studies developed by students enrolled in the Public-Private Partnership Policy course please visit the Public-Private Policy Casebook.

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Cases

2019

• China’s Belt and Road
• NYC Fare Payment System
• Supersonic Flight Integration

2018

• Micro-mobility
• Airport Passenger Facility Charges
• CEQ 2-Year Planning
• I-66 Inside the Beltway Tolls

2017

• Sidewalk Based Delivery Robots
• Evacuation Best Practices (Lessons Learned)
• Keystone Pipeline
• Deferred Maintenance and State/Local Balance Sheets
• Privatization of Air Traffic Controllers

2016

• Revenue Adequacy
• Handicapped Parking
• Automated Trucks
• Disability Transport & TNO's
• Commercial Space Flight

2015

• Gulf carriers vs. U.S. big three carriers and open skies
• Governance of street space and best practices
• Transportation impacts of lifting the crude oil export embargo
• Governance of Washington DC Metro
• Integrating drones into civil aviation

2014

• Arlington Streetcar
• Tolling
• Ride-sharing
• Disease
• Crude
• Parking