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.
Fact Sheets
TAMNews
TAM Posters
Trainings
Presentations
Webinar Materials
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.
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
2018 February— New Video & Webpage
2017 November— New Webpage & Resources
2017 August— Upcoming Webinars & New FAQs
2017 May— Introducing the Revamped TAM Website
2017 January— Developing Performance Measures & Setting Targets
2016 July— Final TAM Rule Published
2016 Summer— Asset Management Business Practices
2016 Winter— Developing an Asset Inventory
2015 January— State of Good Repair: Noteworthy Practices
2014 November— Introductory Edition
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.
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Trainings
- TSI (Transportation Safety Institute)
- NTI (National Transit Institute)
- NHI (National Highway Institute)
- University of Wisconsin
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)
Webinar Materials
| Title | Date | Presenter(s) | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline TAM Data in the NTD | 12.19.19 |
Mshadoni Smith, FTA |
Recording |
| In-House Tools to Support TAM | 11.20.19 | Thomas Humphrey, Metro Transit Sree Mitra, Iowa DOT Joseph Drahos, Iowa DOT |
Recording |
| How to Engage Your TAM Stakeholders | 10.8.19 | Laura Zale, SEPTA Jordan Holt, WMATA Todd Lang, Baltimore Metropolitan Council Victor Rivas, Jacobs |
Presentation |
| Using TAM to Support Decision-Making | 5.29.19 | Sharon Okoye, Connecticut DOT Terry Boylan, GCRTA |
Recording |
| Performance Based Planning, TAM, and PTASP | 4.30.19 | Dwayne Weeks, FTA Mshadoni Smith, FTA Morvarid Zolghadr, FTA |
Recording Presentation |
| Communicating TAM Compliance and Programs | 4.25.19 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Laura Zale, SEPTA Luke Westlund, Denver RTD |
Recording Presentation |
| Putting TAM Data to Use | 3.19.19 | Daniel Hofer, UTA Alexi Miller, Houston METRO |
Recording Transcript |
| MPO Coordination | 11.28.18 | Dwayne Weeks, FTA Shayna Pollock, Atlanta Regional Commission Karen Winger, Gwinnett County |
Recording Transcript |
| TAM Plans for Small & Medium Providers | 7.11.18 | Andrew C. Choi, Long Beach Transit Frank Knorek, LCTA |
Recording Transcript |
| TAM Refresher II | 4.25.18 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Laura Zale, SEPTA |
Recording Transcript |
| TAM for Tribal Populations | 4.24.18 | Russell Glynn, USDOT | Recording |
| Major Capital Replacements | 3.28.18 | Bruce Abanathie, VTA David Mulenga, VTA Jorge Pubillones, CobbLinc/FRTA |
Recording Transcript |
| TAM Refresher | 2.22.18 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Ursula Wright, FTA |
Recording Transcript Q&A |
| TAM Decision Support Tools | 1.31.18 | Debbie Swickard, SARTA Dan Holdsworth, CDTA |
Recording Transcript |
| TAM Internal Coordination | 11.30.17 | Justin Barclay, MDOT MTA Matthew Wilson, Jacksonville Transit |
Recording Transcript Resources |
| Decision Processes for Asset Condition Assessments | 9.19.17 | Lou Cripps, Denver RTD Sharon Edgars, MDOT |
Recording Transcript |
| Final TAM Performance Measure Guidebooks | 6.6.17 | AnneMarie Resnick, Region 3 POC Maggie Schilling, FTA |
Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Building an Asset Inventory | 5.23.17 | Athena Ullah, Metrolink Doug Holcomb, Greater Bridgeport Transit |
Recording Transcript |
| NTD Asset Inventory | 8.16.16 | Maggie Schilling, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Final Rule- Small Systems Focus | 8.9.16 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Final Rule | 8.4.16 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Condition Assessment and Guideway Performance Restriction Guidebooks | 7.28.16 | Maggie Schilling, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
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:
- APTA: