Transit Asset Management Topic Guide

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 web page provides IT, modeling and analytical tools for TAM

FTA's State of Good Repair web page, with technical assistance, documents, and tools, 2015 

FTA's TAM Program Evaluation, 2025

FTA's TERM Lite and Federal System for asset management, 2026

FTA's Transit Asset Management Final Rule video, 2018

FTA's Transit Asset Management Planning Assistance Template (TAMPLATE), 2026, and TAM Plan Template for Small Providers, 2020

FTA's Transit Asset Management Resource Table, 2025

FTA's Transit Asset Management State of the Practice Pilot Program Summary Report, 2024

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

Transit Asset Management Plan spreadsheets from Alaska DOT, 2018

Arizona DOT's Transportation Asset Management Plan, 2025

Arkansas Statewide Transit Asset Management Plan from Arkansas DOT, 2022-2026

New York DOT's Group Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Grantees, 2025

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) also has a web page with Transportation Asset Management Plans

Training

National Transit Institute's (NTI) webinars on transit asset management

Reports

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) Summary of State Practices for Transportation Asset Management Plan Annual Consistency Reporting, 2024, TAM Guide, 2025, and TAM Portal

American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Communicating Your Transit Asset Management Plan, 2019, and Developing a Precision-Driven Asset Management Program, 2021

Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Integrating Transit Asset Management into Planning and Programming Peer Exchange, 2024

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP):

• Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices, 2018
• 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
• A Guide to Computation and Use of System-Level Valuation of Transportation Assets, 2022
• Integrating Transportation Systems Management and Operations into Transportation Asset Management: A Guide, 2026

Transit Cooperative Research Program's (TCRP) Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints, 2021 (with NCHRP), and Integrating Effective Transportation Performance, Risk, and Asset Management Practices, 2022

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Updated August 3, 2026