Document Library

This November 2014 issue of TAMNews serves as the introductory issue to the newsletter series. The issue provides an overview of transit asset management, including the background and need, current activities within transit asset management, and an index of resources.

This presentation from the October 2014 Lean Forum includes detailed presentations on Lean at the New Hampshire DOT and Metrics and Measurement.

DC's long range plan describes a policy framework and an implementation plan to meet their goals and future vision of the city. Of utmost priority to DC is the creation of a healthier and sustainable system, citywide accessibility and mobility, neighborhood accessibility and connectivity, safety, public spaces, preservation, and funding and financing. This distinctly multimodal plan incorporates all modes of travel and strives to serve all areas of the District equitably. DC is currently updating their long-range plan, with a final plan expected in summer 2021.

Many of the performance measures that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) analyzes and reports on are used by individual units or sections but have the potential for broader applications, and others may be useful in tracking progress but do not provide the right type of information necessary to help make decisions. As a whole, these measures do not currently function together to draw a clear picture of how the transportation system is functioning. This research project will build on existing efforts within the agency (e.g. alternative mobility measures research, safety performance measures, and Least Cost Planning/Mosaic) to identify decision making performance measures, outcome based performance measures, and consideration of other strategic planning measures, seeking to identify those indicators most informative, measurable, and consistent.

This presentation from the August 2014 Lean Forum includes detailed presentations on Lean at the DOT in New Brunswick and Lean at ConnDOT.

The report Cutting Red Tape in Colorado State Government Pits and Peeves 2.0 – Progress in Motion Report from the Colorado State Government, provides an update on Lean efforts with the focus to reduce regulatory burdens and cut red tape. Some Department of Transportation achievements are described, including savings on work with Right of Way and savings from going paperless in the Maintenance Training Academy.

This resource provides background information on asset management gap analysis, and it explains how to use the connected Excel tool.

The objective of this research was to develop a TAM gap analysis tool for state DOT and local transportation practitioners to facilitate their implementation of TAM. The tool was formulated as a spreadsheet application based on the prototype presented in TAM, Volume 2 (developed through NCHRP and published by AASHTO), with refinements responsive to (a) requirements of MAP-21 and anticipated FHWA rulemaking and (b) institutional and technical characteristics of U.S. transportation system management practices.

This plan provides a comprehensive assessment of Hawaii's regional transportation needs, offers potential solutions, and establishes priorities for the utilization of the state's limited resources. It covers all multimodal land transportation modes including freight, transit, pedestrian, vehicle and bicycle.

This guide focuses risk management specifically concerning rapid renewal projects, i.e. projects designed to work on an accelerated pace and therefore lessen the project’s disruption to normal transportation patterns. Since projects of this nature are a more recent development, there is less known about how to correctly implement them. This guide formalizes a comprehensive approach to risk management on this kind of project, using steps such as: structuring, risk identification, risk assessment, risk analysis, risk management planning, and risk management implementation.

As a national pilot project, MnDOT produced a TAMP, along with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and New York State Department of Transportation, to serve as an example and guide for other states. MnDOT worked closely with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the FHWA Minnesota Division, and regional partners (e.g. Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Development Commissions) to create this plan. MnDOT additionally produced a TAMP Technical Guide, which provides further detail about the process, methodology analyses, and procedures used during its development.

This New Hampshire DOT (NHDOT) Transportation Asset Management Implementation Plan report is the result of a Gap Analysis NHDOT conducted to benchmark current asset management practices versus good practice. Through this exercise, NHDOT developed a Transportation Asset Management Implementation Plan customized to the business processes and needs of the Agency.