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 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 
2018 February— New Video & Webpage

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