Agency-Driven Transit Asset Management presented to

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1 Agency-Driven Transit Asset Management presented to 12th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management presented by Cambridge Systematics July 17, 2018

2 Agenda Transit Asset Management challenges Teaming together: The Pennsylvania & Virginia story Open source: A different approach Building on success: The Massachusetts story 2

3 TAM Final Rule Requirements Produce TAM Plan by 10/1/18 Submit performance targets Adhere to updated NTD requirements 4

4 Individual Agency Challenges Organization Staff resources Interdepartmental coordination Alignment with agency initiatives Planning Compliance deadlines Condition assessment Asset and project prioritization Technology Data silos Unified reporting Software 4

5 Agency-Led Response: TransAM Asset Management Platform FTA State of Good Repair (SGR) Grant commissioned by:» Virginia DOT» Pennsylvania DOT 200+ agencies covered» VDOT: 179, PennDOT: 64» Includes state, regional, & individual agency deployments Focus Areas» MAP-21 compliance (TAM Plan, NTD reporting, Performance targets)» Capital planning, incorporating SGR» Customizations, 3 rd party integrations 5

6 Pennsylvania & Virginia Challenges Challenge: Lack of capital planning tools Solution:» Customizable asset replacement policies» Auto-generated capital planning Challenge: Disparate data formats from different agencies Solution:» Consistent data formatting for each agency produces reporting at State DOTs and MPO level 6

7 Initial TransAM Modules Capital Planning Policy 7

8 Incorporates TAM Plan Elements Performance Targets Supports setting and monitoring SGR performance targets NTD Reporting Exports FTA-formatted reports for updated NTD requirements TAM Plan Currently supports TAM Plan Elements 1-5: Asset inventory, asset condition assessments Processes and tools for needs assessment and capital investment prioritization Prioritized List of Asset Management Projects TAM and State of Good Repair Policy Future support for TAM Plan Elements 6-9: Implementation strategy, description of key TAM activities, description of TAM Plan development resource needs, continuous improvement plan 8

9 TransAM: An Open Source Story No license fees No vendor lock-in Shared investment Part of a community 11

10 Massachusetts Agencies Deployment PVTA (transit agency) worked through the state transit association (MARTA) to spearhead a group deployment 11 (of 15) transit agencies in MA participate Benefit: Smallest agencies, e.g. Nantucket RTA and Martha s Vineyard Transit Authority, participate for free 10

11 Massachusetts Challenges Challenge: Updated reporting requirements; Lack of asset lifecycle management Solution: Preformatted NTD reports, asset lifecycle management Challenge: Data siloed in multiple departments Solution: Single source of truth for assets & life cycles Challenge: Accounting duplication Solution: Streamline - connect platforms, map accounting relationships, feed data automatically 11

12 Expanded TransAM Modules Capital Planning Policy Lifecycle Financials 12

13 Single Source of Truth Core Features Asset Management Capital Project Management Statewide Reporting System Asset Management Systems TransAM FTA Reporting Spreadsheets Relevant Benefits Consolidated Data Sources FTA Compliance Third-party Systems Integration 13

14 Coming Soon Growing Together As the community of agencies grows, TransAM functionality grows with it, to everyone s benefit TAM Policy Performance Targets NTD Reporting Financials Capital Planning Asset Lifecycle Work Order Management Grant Management As functionality grows, TAM maturity grows from compliance to strategic asset management 14

15 Thank You Herbert Higginbotham National Director, Transit + Shared Mobility hhigginbotham@camsys.com Please reach out to me to get connected to the growing community of TransAM users 15