TAMNews - May 2017

transit asset management

TAMNews                                                 May 2017

FTA's Transit Asset Management (TAM) newsletter keeps you up to date on asset management initiatives and creates a forum for the industry to share information and learn from one another.

announcements  |  articles  |  new resources  |  events  

Announcements

Introducing the revamped TAM website: FTA has updated its Transit Asset Management Website with a wealth of new content. Check out the redesigned homepage and access helpful new resources to support your agency's asset management program.  

Submit your agency's work to the TAM Peer Library: The TAM Peer Library showcases the best practices of transit agencies. Click the link to learn more and consider submitting your work.

Video demonstrates key features of the TAM website: FTA has developed a video demonstration that covers the new layout, discusses important pages, and highlights key resources found on the TAM website. View the video.  

Articles

Metro Maintenance Program Produces A Million Mile Bus: In a fitting testament to its leading vehicle maintenance program, Metro Transit, owner and operator of MetroBus in St. Louis, recently celebrated a one million mile odometer reading on a transit bus. Read more about the million mile bus, and the maintenance program that got it there.

New Resources

2016 State of Good Repair Roundtable notes and presentations now available: Information recapping the sixth FTA State of Good Repair Roundtable in Minneapolis is now available here. Click to access a summary of the roundtable discussions and slides from the speakers.

Frequently Asked Questions: FTA has recently updated and expanded the TAM FAQ webpage - reorganized to provide users easy access to common asset management questions. 

Maturity Agency Self Assessment Tool: An updated version of FTA's TAM maturity assessment Excel tool has been posted to the TAM website. The Excel tool, which serves as an appendix to FTA’s Transit Asset Management Guide, develops a maturity score from user inputs.

Infrastructure and Facility Performance Measure Reporting Guidebooks: Updated versions of the performance measure reporting guidebooks for both facilities and infrastructure have been posted under Most Requested Documents on the new TAM homepage

2015 Conditions and Performance Report: FHWA's 2015 report, Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & Performance, can now be found on the TAM homepage as well as the Condition Assessment resources page

TAM Performance Measures Fact Sheet posted to FTA Outreach page: This fact sheet summarizes performance measures, reporting deadlines, and target setting. Find it under Fact Sheets on the new FTA Outreach page

Events

Register for upcoming asset inventory webinar: Later this month FTA will host a webinar: "Building a TAM Asset Inventory." Find information about the topic, meet the speakers, and register to attend. 

TAM Implementation for Tier II Provider and Sponsors Training: This course from the National Transit Institute provides an overview of and implementation guidance for Tier II providers. View upcoming dates and learn more