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In 2011, the FTA awarded six one-time grants to public transportation providers to demonstrate effective TAM systems and “best practices”, which could be replicated to improve transportation asset management at the nation's rail and bus public transportation agencies.
Asset Management...
Helping transit agencies maintain bus and rail systems in a State of Good Repair (SGR) is one of FTA’s highest priorities. FTA recommends TAM practices to preserve and expand transit investments. Having well maintained, reliable transit infrastructure – track, signal systems, bridges, tunnels,...
PowerPoint presentation given during the Transit Worker Assault Online Dialogue Webinar.
Asset management is about data-driven management, using data and tools that best support an agency’s decision-making processes. An array of IT and modeling tools are available and used in the development and implementation of Transit Asset Management plans.
FTA letter to WMATA approving $20 million for SafeTrack maintenance program.
The information on the table below was reported by FTA grant recipients as part of their Section 1512 reports submitted through October, 2012. Individual payments were reported by grant recipients and aggregated on the basis of vendor name and vendor DUNS number to produce a list of the top 50...
This map displays the amount of FTA ARRA funds awarded by county. The map displays FTA grant award information, which can also be found on the table below.
Top 25 RecipientsThe following tables list grant recipients.
Top 25 RecipientsAward Data as of 9-30-2010Recipient...The chart below displays the ARRA programs administed by FTA and the amount of funds in each program.
Table does not include ARRA funds transferred from FHWA to FTA Accounts
Source: Federal Register notice of March 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 42)
Program NameAmount of Funds...If a transit provider is new to Transit Asset Management and/or unfamiliar with the requirements of the Transit Asset Management Rule, the FTA recommends starting TAM research with the FTA TAM Checklists.