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 

FTA's TAM Program Evaluation, 2023

FTA's TERM Lite and Federal System for asset management, 2025

FTA's Transit Asset Management Final Rule video, 2018

FTA's Transit Asset Management Planning Assistance Template (TAMPLATE), 2025, 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

Arizona DOT's Transportation Asset Management Plan, 2025

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

Group Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan from New York DOT, 2023

New York DOT's Group Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Grantees, 2024

Sample Group TAM Plan for Participating Tier II Agencies from Illinois DOT, 2018
Sample Transit Asset Management Plan spreadsheets from Alaska DOT, 2018

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) also has a webpage listing Transportation Asset Management Plans

Training

NTI's webinars on transit asset management

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 Summary of State Practices for Transportation Asset Management Plan Annual Consistency Reporting, 2024, TAM Guide, 2025, and TAM Portal

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

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.

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Updated February 26, 2026