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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s Approach to: Implement a single MARTA-wide system for condition-based asset replacement, using a consistent set of prioritization criteria; Provide a continual flow of information for establishing the priority of capital initiatives properly aligned with MARTA’s Strategic Priorities; Establish a systematic program to prioritize and identify projects in the long-range Capital Improvement Plan; and Deliver projects using the most cost effective delivery method for the application; ensure deliverables required to manage the investment over its complete life cycle are accounted for. Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California.

This report summarizes the proceedings of the Asset Management Peer Exchange hosted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The peer exchange was held in San Diego, CA on April 19, 2012. The peer exchange addressed various aspects of asset management implementation – how can one improve performance through better asset management? What are effective tools and techniques for asset management implementation? How do agencies plan, prioritize, and budget long-term asset needs? Managers from state DOTs and FHWA gathered for dialogue on best practices, challenges, and sharing of experiences.

Describes some real-life examples from local governments, State DOTs, and international organizations of their experiences in developing and implementing Transportation Asset Management programs. There is no single method for implementing Transportation Asset Management. Transportation agencies differ in terms of their needs and resources and in the complexity of their systems. Typically, the first step toward implementation involves some realization that a need for change exists. However, change does not happen until people within the agency, particularly leaders at the top, find a reason for change. Actually taking the first step is typically difficult because it involves figuring out what needs to be done. There is no prescribed series of steps for implementing agencies to follow; rather, agencies who have been successful have found the approaches and practices that are most appropriate for their unique set of circumstances.

Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California. Focus: Determine California’s ten year unmet transit funding needs for FY2011-2020.

Case study of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's Comprehensive Asset Inventory and Prioritization Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California.

Discusses the Asset Inventory Template intended to enhance FTA’s ability to estimate and update national transit capital needs, Address Congressional guidance, and Encourage transit agencies to develop an asset inventory and begin asset management processes. Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California.

Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California.

Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California. Case study on Development of a Regional Transit Capital Inventory (RTCI)

Asset Management System Information to Maintain Service Delivery and to Assess State of Good Repair

Overview of the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair & Transit Asset Management Initiative, Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management

Presentation objective: Contribute to the Asset Management Discussion with lessons learned from Early work at MD Transit and from the Highway perspective. Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: Making Asset Management Work in Your Organization, April 16-18, 2012, San Diego, California.

Obsolescence Management and System Safety Steer Intelligent Asset Management for Rail Transit Systems. Innovative approaches to the management of equipment obsolescence to obtain the best return on investment; a holistic “total systems” approach throughout the life span of the system. Presented at the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management.