Transit Asset Management

Managing Transit Assets

Public transportation provides millions of Americans with daily access to jobs, schools, grocery stores, and hospitals. However in 2015, U.S. DOT found that an estimated 40 percent of buses and 23 percent of rail transit assets were listed in marginal or poor condition, with a backlog of $90 billion in deferred maintenance and replacement. (See the U.S. DOT 2015 Conditions & Performance Report.) The transit backlog continues to grow, which impacts safety and affects the ability of transit systems to serve their customers.

The TAM webpage is designed to support successful agency implementation of Transit Asset Management. This website contains background information, requirements and deadlines, technical assistance, and examples of best practices. It also includes materials such as official FTA guidance, resources from webinars and roundtables, and external stakeholder information to assist agencies in asset inventory creation, resource management, and target setting. A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is also provided to address remaining questions not addressed by available webpage resources.

Featured Resources

Type	Title and Description
	TAM Executive Slides – September 2018 This customizable presentation supports transit professionals in communicating the value of TAM to executives.
	Tribal Reporting Tool [BETA] – September 2018 This Excel tool provides tribes with a template for reporting agency information and completing the required asset inventory, condition assessment, and agency targets.
	TAM Facility Performance Measure Reporting Guidebook, v 1.2 – March 2018 This guidebook details the methods for transit agencies to measure and report facility condition assessments to the National Transit Database (NTD).
	Group Plan Sponsor Workbook – January 2018 This workbook offers a list of suggestions and best practices to assist group plan sponsors develop their group plans.
	TAM Plan Template for Small Providers Example – October 2017 This document provides an example of the TAM Plan Template for Small Providers from a fictional agency, to help agencies understand what a completed template might look like.
	TAM Plan Template for Small Providers, V2.1 – April 2017 This template accompanies the March 2016 Asset Management Guide for Small Providers, and serves as a guide that small providers may use to model their TAM plans.
	TAM Infrastructure Performance Measure Reporting Guidebook – April 2017 This guidebook details the methods for transit agencies to measure and report infrastructure assets under performance restrictions to the National Transit Database (NTD).
	TAM Maturity Agency Self-Assessment Tool – January 2017 This Excel tool accompanies the November 2016 Transit Asset Management Guide, and can be used to develop a maturity score from user inputs to help a transit agency determine the baseline of its asset management maturity.
	2015 Conditions and Performance Report – December 2016 This joint FTA/FHWA Report to Congress provides information on the condition of the nation’s highways, bridges, and transit systems along with illustrating areas to improve overall performance.
	Transit Asset Management Guide (FTA 0098) – November 2016 This guide outlines the major elements in a transit asset management plan and guides agencies through the process of filling out their TAM plan.
	Asset Management Guide for Small Providers (FTA 0092) – March 2016 This guide supports small providers in developing their TAM plans by offering descriptions and requirements specific to smaller transit agencies.
	Prioritizing the Rehabilitation and Replacement of Existing Capital Assets and Evaluating the Implications for Transit – March 2016 This TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report provides a basic set of steps for transit agencies to follow when evaluating and prioritizing capital asset rehabilitation and replacement investments.