Transit Asset Management Events
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2026 FTA TAM Roundtable
The 2026 TAM Roundtable will be an in-person event in Denver, CO, on July 14-15, 2026. The event will explore lifecycle management, a practice which informs long-term planning, financial performance, and efficient service delivery. Effective lifecycle management practices minimize costs while ensuring service and reliability commitments.
What to Expect
The Roundtable brings together participants from across the country who are directly involved in the management of transit capital assets. The event will feature:
- Peer learning sessions on lifecycle management (design and procurement; operations and maintenance; rehabilitation and replacement; and condition assessment and performance)
- A tour of a local transit agency
- An interactive small group activity
This meeting is an excellent opportunity for agencies to exchange best practices.
Eligibility
The TAM Roundtable is open to public sector employees, including:
- Transit agency staff
- State DOT staff focused on transit
- MPO staff focused on transit
Registration
Please visit the 2026 TAM Roundtable registration page to request to attend the event.
TAM Events
FTA and its partners host a variety of events focused on Transit Asset Management (TAM). View materials from specific events below. Visit the TAM Resource Table for additional resources.
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Peer Learning
FTA’s peer learning opportunities bring together transit agencies and other organizations with TAM reporting responsibilities from around the country to discuss TAM plans and transit asset management strategies. Announcements for upcoming peer learning events are sent to the TAM email distribution list and interested parties will be asked to submit a brief application to participate. Please review the descriptions for our peer offerings below.
- Virtual discussion forums are standalone, virtual events for about 10 transit agency professionals that focus on a designated TAM topic. Participants are asked to present briefly on their experience with the topic and then participate in a guided discussion to facilitate idea-sharing and peer learning. These 90-minute sessions provide an opportunity for participants to network and collaborate on a variety of TAM topics.
- TAM peer working groups bring together about 15-20 participants from transit agencies to engage virtually on TAM topics. Audiences are curated to promote peer learning and collaboration on best practices. Meetings occur monthly over several months. Each meeting features a brief presentation on a TAM-related challenge or success at a participant’s agency, followed by a group discussion.
- Peer exchanges are in-person, 1.5-day events that bring together a small group of agencies for a comprehensive exploration of a specific TAM topic. Each participant presents on their agency’s approach, followed by an interactive discussion to share lessons learned and successful strategies.
Roundtables
FTA’s TAM Roundtable draws 80-100 representatives from transit agencies and other organizations with TAM reporting responsibilities to a different host city each year. This 2-day in-person event allows participants to exchange best practices with their peers through presentations, panels and small group discussion sessions.
- 2025 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Virtual)
- 2024 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Chicago, IL)
- 2023 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Boston, MA)
- 2022 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Virtual)
- 2021 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Virtual)
- 2020 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Virtual)
- 2019 Bus Transit Asset Management Roundtable (St. Louis, MO)
- 2019 Multimodal Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Baltimore, MD)
- 2018 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (San Diego, CA)
- 2017 Transit Asset Management Roundtable (Cambridge, MA)
- 2016 Transit Asset Management/State of Good Repair Roundtable (Minneapolis, MN)
- 2015 State of Good Repair Roundtable (Denver, CO)
- 2012 State of Good Repair Roundtable (Philadelphia, PA)
- 2011 State of Good Repair Roundtable (Atlanta, GA)
- 2010 State of Good Repair Roundtable (Chicago, IL)
- 2009 State of Good Repair Roundtable (Washington, DC)
- 2008 Prologue with the Transit Industry on a State of Good Repair (San Diego, CA)
Webinar Materials
FTA’s TAM webinars provide information from the TAM Program and showcase the work of State and local TAM stakeholders to advance the state of the practice and address current and future needs. The table below contains materials from webinars hosted by the FTA TAM program as well as relevant webinars hosted by public and private partners. Feel free to check out the YouTube TAM Webinars playlist to easily access past webinar recordings.
| Title | Date | Presenter(s) | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAM Resource Updates and Learning Opportunities | 12/10/2024 | Tamalynn Kennedy, FTA Mohammed Abdul Karim, ORISE Fellow | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Integrating TAM Data into National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting | 4/2/2024 | Chelsea Champlin, FTA and Mitchell Rose, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Creating the Foundation for Quality Asset Data | 9/28/2023 | Justin Barclay, Maryland Transit Administration Mariyana Tozeva, Maryland Transit Administration Dan Hofer, Utah Transit Authority Cr | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Back to TAM Basics | 4/27/2023 | Tamalynn Kennedy, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Connecting TAM & Performance Management | 12/7/2022 | Kevin Olinger, Transit Bureau Chief, New Mexico Department of Transportation Tina Ignat, TAM Program Manager, Metra
| Recording Presentation Transcript |
| 2022 Using TAMPLATE to Create a TAM Plan | 4/28/2022 | Tamalynn Kennedy, FTA Kyle Laird, Mobility and Systems Planner for Piedmont Authority for Transportation (PART) | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| 2022 Using Decision Support Tools for Transit Asset Management | 2/3/2022 | David Juba, Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority Darin Stavish, Pierce Transit | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| 2022 TAM Plan Update Expectations and Tools | 10/27/2021 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Tamalynn Kennedy, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Making the TAM Connection: Capital Planning and Investment Prioritization | 5/25/2021 | Jim Morrill, SFMTA Chris Ward, TARC | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Maintaining MomenTAM | 3/31/2021 | Lou Cripps, RTD Denver Hank Berg, Casco Bay Lines Paul Pottle, Casco Bay Lines | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Staying on Track with TAM: FTA Updates, Upcoming Deadlines and Resources | 10/21/2020 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Tom Coleman, FTA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| National Transit Database: Annual Asset Inventory Module Reporting (hosted by NTI) | 10/6/2020 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Melissa Conte, FTA Joe Eldredge, FTA | Recording |
| Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World (hosted by TRB) | 7/15/2020 | Neil Pedersen, TRB Carlos Braceras, Utah DOT Julie Lorenz, Kansas DOT Leslie Richards, SEPTA Therese McMillan, Bay Area Metro Greg Slater, Maryland DOT Paul Wiedefeld, WMATA | Recording Summary Report |
| Using NTD Data to Support TAM | 6/3/2020 | Alexandra Galanti, FTA Tina Ignat, Metra Jordan Holt, WMATA | Recording Presentation Transcript |
| Multi-State Transit Technical Assistance Program (hosted by AASHTO) | 3/13/2020 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Adam Kraft, Montana DOT David Jacobs, Montana DOT Sharon Okoye, Connecticut DOT Joni Roeseler, Missouri DOT | Recording Presentation Materials |
| Workforce Planning and Development | 2/12/2020 | Lou Cripps, Denver RTD Denise Longley, LA Metro Randy Lamm, LA Metro | Recording Transcript |
| Improving Your Asset Information and Embracing Continual Improvement (hosted by APTA, in partnership with FTA) | 1/21/2020 | Laura Zale, SEPTA Simon Smith, AMCL Luke Westlund, Denver RTD | Recording Presentation |
| Baseline TAM Data in the NTD | 12/19/2019 | Mshadoni Smith, FTA Murtaza Naqvi, FTA | Recording Transcript |
| In-House Tools to Support TAM | 11/20/2019 | Thomas Humphrey, Metro Transit Sree Mitra, Iowa DOT Joseph Drahos, Iowa DOT | Recording Transcript |
| How to Engage Your TAM Stakeholders (hosted by APTA, in partnership with FTA) | 10/8/2019 | Laura Zale, SEPTA Jordan Holt, WMATA Todd Lang, Baltimore Metropolitan Council Victor Rivas, Jacobs | Presentation |
Please click here to view materials from older webinars.