This study attempts to relate the policy and good practice literature on urban and suburban passenger rail, much of which originates from high- or middle-income countries to the context of developing cities...
The authors describe how Sao Paulo State granted a 20-year concession for operating a busway, one requirement for which was that the concessionaire replace the diesel bus operation with electric traction...
In an earlier paper (Policy Research Working Paper 1546), the authors described a pioneer initiative of Sao Paulo's municipal and state governments, to give the private sector a concession on building...