Transit Asset Management
Transit Asset Management Topic Guide
Transit Asset Management
Transit asset management (TAM) is a model that prioritizes funding based on the condition and maintenance of transit assets, such as vehicles, equipment, and/or facilities.
U.S. DOT and FTA Resources
FTA's Asset Category Overviews & Lifecycle Management, 2019
FTA's Asset Management Tools page provides IT, modeling and analytical tools for TAM
FTA's State of Good Repair and Transit Asset Management page, with technical assistance, documents, and tools.
FTA's TAM Program Evaluation, 2023
FTA's TERM Lite and Federal System for asset management, 2023
FTA's Transit Asset Management Final Rule video, 2018
FTA's Transit Asset Management PLanning Assistance TemplatE (TAMPLATE), 2022, and TAM Plan Template for Small Providers, 2020
FTA's Transit Asset Management Resource Table, 2023
FTA's Transit Asset Management Systems Handbook, 2020
U.S. DOT TAM Executive Training Template for Agency Use Slides, 2018
National RTAP Resources
National RTAP's Best Practices: Coordination Between State DOTs and Transit Agencies for Asset Management and Capital Planning webinar, 2018
National RTAP's
Transit Asset Management Section of the Transit Manager's Toolkit, 2024
Sample Plans
Arkansas Statewide Transit Asset Management Plan from Arkansas DOT
Group Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan from New York DOT, 2023
Sample
Group TAM Plan for Participating Tier II Agencies from Illinois DOT, 2018
Sample Transit Asset Management Plan spreadsheets from Alaska DOT, 2018
Training
Reports
APTA's Communicating Your Transit Asset Management Plan, 2019, Transit Asset Management Guide, and Developing a Precision-Driven Asset Management Program, 2021
AASHTO's TAM Guide, 2023, and TAM Portal
NCHRP's Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices, 2018, and A Guide to Developing Financial Plans and Performance Measures for Transportation Asset Management, 2019, Lessons Learned and Impacts to Date of State DOT Implementation of New Federal Transit Asset Management and Public Transportation Agency Safety Requirements, 2020, and A Guide to Computation and Use of System-Level Valuation of Transportation Assets, 2022
TCRP's Guidance for Developing a Transit Asset Management Plan, 2014, State of Good Repair: Prioritizing the Rehabilitation and Replacement of Existing Capital Assets and Evaluating the Implications for Transit, 2012, Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints, 2021, and Integrating Effective Transportation Performance, Risk, and Asset Management Practices, 2022
Tools
SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization posts their Transit Asset Management System online. The system allows their providers to track and update vehicle information. The Charts page provides real-time visualizations.
Thank you to SJSU Graduate Student Tori Robertson for additions to this year's update of this topic guide.
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Updated January 27, 2025
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