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This toolkit is aimed to help organizations in the Highway Agency's supply chain to determine the extent to which they have transformed themselves to adopt Lean principles in line with the Agency.

The 2012 Porirua City Council Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP) covers the whole-life cost approach, life cycle delivery, asset knowledge systems, the organizational structure, risk, and financial requirements associated with asset management. The plan details the relationship between the TAMP and other agency planning documents, distinguishing the asset management plan as a document that links Council inputs, such as community outcomes, levels of service, regional plans, and growth projections, with other planning efforts.

The third report in this series of five examining the complementary effect risk management has on asset management, this report focuses on how managing risk occupies an equally important role as performance management in providing stable operations. The report examines the different factors that impede risk management ranging from funding pressures, adaptive capabilities, and uncertain performance measures. Finally, it addresses how impoementation of Risk Management begins outlining the cycle of set objectives, identify risks, assess risks, treat risks, control risks, and communicate.

The second report in this series of five examining the complementary effect risk management has on asset management, this report focuses on the frameworks implemented to improve decision making at all levels of transportation. However, the report analyzes risk at the asset and program levels rather than at the project level where a more formal procedure for handling risk already exists.

The fourth report in this series of five examining the complementary effect risk management has on asset management, this report focuses on the broader definition of risk, considering both the positive and negative possibilities that stem from it. The report explains how some State DOTs have managed risk in different ways to their own advantage, specifically noting the processes that they use in order to evaluate risk.

The first report in this series of five examining the complementary effect risk management has on asset management, this report focuses on evaluation of risk as both negative threats as well as positive opportunities. The report gives a broad overview of risk management within Transportation Asset Management, the logic behind risk management, and risk management’s place within an organization.

This paper examines various methods of financing the infrastructure needed for transportation. the paper, notes the distinction between the two meanings of the term ‘financing.’ Financing can refer to both raising capital but also to payments for services provided by existing infrastructure. The paper has four main sections, numbered two through five (section one is a minor section). Section two deals with instruments for raising capital. Section three discusses issues regarding capital, infrastructure, risk, and ownership. Section four discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various ways to raise capital for new infrastructure. Section five concerns re-financing publicly funded infrastructure.

This guide, published by the California Department of Transportation, aims to help those managing projects to accept risks and communicate them clearly to their teams. It describes the nuances of project risk management and strategies for it. The handbook focuses on a few key topics including identification of risk, analysis of risk, responding to risk, monitoring risk and communicating risk.

This manual is a technical manual for the maintenance of roadway pavement. The focus is on evaluating the condition of pavement and then building an evaluation procedure to determine a appropriate range of methods of rehabilitation for the pavement. The manual contains guidance on how to effectively collect data about roadway conditions in order to properly assess the need for rehabilitation. The intended audience for this guide is the experienced roadway maintenance professional or engineer.

An article produced by the TAM ETG on April 3, 2012, which outlines the purpose and potential functions of the TAM ETG.

This report by the Risk Management Branch and Government Security Office of British Columbia focuses on the basic principles of risk management. It defines risk management, outlines specific risk management challenges for British Columbia, and then breaks down the risk management process (identification, analysis, evaluation and treatment).

This research report presents methods for measuring transportation mobility in metropolitan areas. It discusses the definition of mobility and several different mobility measures, and it demonstrates how both of these impact the strategies and investment decisions for mobility-related projects and improvements. The study adopts a broad approach to mobility in order to capture the full range of perspectives.