FTA Outreach Materials

FTA and its partners have developed a number of resources associated with the TAM rule. Click on the headings below to find specific types of materials. Visit the TAM Resource Table for a full list of available TAM resources. 

• Fact Sheets
• TAMNews
• TAM Posters
• Trainings
• Presentations
• Additional Resources

Fact Sheets

• Final Rule Fact Sheet
• TAM Performance Measures Fact Sheet
• Default Useful Life Benchmark (ULB) Cheat Sheet
• TAM Roles & Responsibilities Fact Sheet
• TAM and PTASP Fact Sheet
• TAM 2018 NTD Year 1 Summary: Overview

TAMNews

Read the latest edition of TAMNews to stay up to date on FTA’s asset management initiatives. Visit the TAM Resource Table to view older editions.

• 2023 July - 2023 Resources and DOT Announcements
• 2023 April - 2023 Webinar Resources & Roundtable Announcements
• 2022 December - 2022 Webinar Resources and DOT Announcements
• 2022 August - 2022 Roundtable Resources and New Funding Opportunities
• 2022 March - Resources for Webinars and Information on BIL
• 2021 December - Resources for TAM Plan Updates & More
• 2021 September - 2021 Roundtable Resources & Guidance for TAM Plan Updates
• 2021 June - Virtual Roundtable & New FAQ
• 2021 March - 2021 Roundtable & New Resources
• 2020 December - Agency NTD Data & 2020 Year-in-Review
• 2020 September - 2020 Roundtable Resources & New Publications

TAM Posters

Download FTA’s impactful 24x36” color posters illustrating asset management featuring transit professionals, ideal for hanging in your cubicle or agency break room.

Trainings

• TSI (Transportation Safety Institute)
  • Calculating Performance Measures and Setting Targets
  • Course access instructions
• NTI (National Transit Institute)
  • Introduction to Transit Asset Management - Tier I Agencies
  • Transit Asset Management Implementation for Tier II Providers and Sponsors
• NHI (National Highway Institute)
  • Introduction to Financial Planning for Transportation Asset Management
  • FHWA Steps to Effective Target Setting for TPM

Presentations

• Editable TAM Executive Presentation (September 2018)
• TRB Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (July 2018)
• Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Summit (July 2017)
• CalACT--Preparing TAM Plans (April 2017)
• APTA Annual - TAM Workshop (September 2016)

​​​​​​Additional Resources

• FTA FY19 Comprehensive Review Guide Section 6: Transit Asset Management
• State of Good Repair Grant Program: Guidance and Application Instructions
• FTA Safety Related Rulemaking
• FHWA Performance Management Rulemaking
• National Transit Database (NTD)
• Performance-Based Planning Resources
• TERM Lite
• AASHTO:
  • TAM Portal
  • Asset Management Committee
• APTA:
  • State of Good Repair Standards Program