Policy & Strategy

Institutionalizing asset management and establishing an asset management culture through clear, consistent policy and strategy is a critical component of the successful leadership and management of a transit agency. This topic collates reports, presentations, and case studies that offer insight into the ways to establish and implement agency-wide asset management policies and strategies.

TAM Executive Slides

FTA has developed this customizable presentation to support transit professionals in communicating the value of TAM to executives. The content may also be useful for educating staff across the organization.

• TAM Executive Training Template for Agency Use (September 2018)

Reports and TAMNews

• Guidance for Calculating the Return on Investment in Transit State of Good Repair (TCRP Report 206)
• A Guide to Developing Financial Plans and Performance Measures for Transportation Asset Management (NCHRP Report 898)
• Guidance for Developing a Transit Asset Management Plan (TCRP Report 172)
• Transit Asset Management Guide (Report 0098)
• Prioritizing the Rehabilitation and Replacement of Existing Capital Assets and Evaluating the Implications for Transit
• Managing Assets in the Context of Asset Management (TCRP Report 157)
• January 2015 TAMNews: State of Good Repair: Noteworthy Practices
• November 2014 TAMNews: Introductory Edition

SGR Roundtables

• SGR Roundtable 4: FTA Updates
• SGR Roundtable 4: Transit Asset Management Manual: Overview
• SGR Roundtable 3: Feedback Sesson Results
• SGR Roundtable 3: Transit Asset Management Framework Research
• SGR Roundtable 2: Addressing the Challenge: Formulating a Definition of SGR for a Federal Program
• SGR Roundtable 2: State of Good Repair Potential Concepts
• SGR Roundtable 2: Supply Chain/Logistics Management from the DoD Perspective
• SGR Roundtable 1: International Perspectives on Asset Management and SGR
• SGR Roundtable 1: Perspectives on Reauthorization
• SGR Roundtable 1: State of Good Repair Research
• Rail Modernization Report

Pre-Rulemaking Activities

• Transit Asset Management NPRM
• TAM NPRM & NTD Guidance Crosswalk
• TAM NPRM 10.29.15 Webinar Slide Presentation
• TAM NPRM 10.29.15 Webinar Full Recording
• TAM NPRM 10.29.15 Webinar Full Transcript
• TAM NPRM Webinar Series Q&A
• TAM NPRM Webinar Series FAQ
• TAM NPRM Listening Session Notes: DC
• TAM NPRM Listening Session Notes: APTA
• TAM NPRM Listening Session Notes: National RTAP
• Safety and TAM Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)

Case Studies

• Asset Management in the Water/Wastewater Industries
• Asset Management Process and Strategy
• BART Asset Management Implementation and Integration
• Chicago Transit: Asset Breakdown Structure and Asset Condition Inspections
• Chapel Hill Transit: SGR Asset Management Capital Program
• Foothill Transit: State of Good Repair (SGR Roundtable 1)
• Funding and Finance for SGR in European Transit Systems
• Houston Metro: Organizational Needs and Building Management Support for TAM
• International Transit Studies SGR Definition and Measuring
• King County Metro: TAM Program (SGR Roundtable 1)
• Long Island Railroad: Asset Management Implementation and Integration
• MARTA
  • Asset Management Implementation and Integration
  • Optimizing TAM Using a Systems Approach
  • Mid Life Systems (SGR Roundtable 1)
  • Asset Management System
• MBTA
  • Briefing
  • Capital Project Prioritization: Practices and Plans
  • SGR Practices and Lessons Learned (SGR Roundtable 1)
• Regional Transit Authority (Chicago): Final Report
• SEPTA
  • Organizational Needs and Building Management Support for TAM
  • Plans for Development of a System-Wide Asset Management Program and Improved Process for Prioritization of Renewal and Replacement Investment Decisions
• St. Louis Metro
  • Scheduled Maintenance Initiative: The Plan (SGR Roundtable 1)
  • Best Practices for Managing Asset Life Cycle Costs
• Update on Climate Adaptation Pilots
• Utah Transit
  • Asset Condition Monitoring and Rating: Practices and Plans
• TAM Final Report April 2013
• FTA Presentation
• Organizational Needs and Building Management Support for TAM
• Valley Regional Transit (Idaho)
  • TAM System Final Report
  • Asset Management Project Presentation
• Virginia DRPT Program Guidance and Grant Evaluation System