Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices. Topic SE-08. Defining and Measuring "State of Good Repair" for Public Transit Assets and Infrastructure
Public transit agencies across the United States are facing significant challenges in maintaining assets and infrastructure in an adequate operational condition. With limited funding and aging assets, many agencies are struggling to keep pace with growing reinvestment needs. A key obstacle is the lack of a consistent, industry-wide definition and set of measures for what constitutes an acceptable "state of good repair." Without clear guidelines, agencies employ varying approaches to defining, assessing, and prioritizing the state of good repair for their assets. This inconsistency makes it difficult to benchmark performance, justify funding requests, and ensure effective stewardship of public resources across the transit industry. There is a critical need to establish a common framework and language for discussing the state of good repair that accounts for the diverse modes, asset portfolios, and operating environments of different transit agencies. By documenting current practices, this synthesis can provide a foundation for developing more uniform state of good repair policies, performance targets, and decision-support tools to optimize lifecycle management of transit capital assets. The objective of this synthesis is to document the current practices employed by public transit agencies to define, assess, and manage the "state of good repair" for their capital assets and infrastructure. Specifically, the synthesis shall capture how agencies interpret and operationalize the concept of the state of good repair across different asset categories such as revenue vehicles, facilities, guideway elements, systems, and stations. In addition, the synthesis shall examine the methodologies, data sources, and performance metrics used to evaluate asset condition and remaining useful life. The synthesis shall also explore agency policies, prioritization frameworks, and decision-making processes for programming the state of good repair projects into capital plans. Lastly, the synthesis shall investigate funding strategies, accounting treatments, and reporting approaches related to state of good repair expenditures and targets. By synthesizing these current practices, the effort aims to provide a common language and framework for discussing the state of good repair challenges faced by the transit industry.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Proposed
- Funding: $55000
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Contract Numbers:
Project J-07, Topic SE-08
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Sponsor Organizations:
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Schoby, Jamaal
- Start Date: 20240517
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asset management; Infrastructure; Maintenance management; Public transit; Transit authorities
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01925954
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project J-07, Topic SE-08
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Jul 29 2024 4:46PM