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.

2020 December - Agency NTD Data & 2020 Year-in-Review
2020 September - 2020 Roundtable Resources & New Publications
2020 May—  Virtual Roundtable & Searchable Resources
2020 February— 2020 Roundtable & Agency NTD Data
2019 December— TRB Focus Group & Roundtable Resources
2019 August— Roundtable Resources & More
2019 May— 2019 Roundtables & New Resources
2019 February— Website Updates and Upcoming Events
2018 November— TAM Plans Repository, New Video, and More
2018 September— Message from FTA & New Resources
2018 May— New Resources & Events 

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
• University of Wisconsin
  • Asset Management Courses

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:
  • Communicating Your Transit Asset Management Plan (January 2019)
  • Economic Cost of Failing to Modernize Public Transportation (May 2018)
  • State of Good Repair Standards Program