July 8-10, 2009

On July 8 – 10, 2009 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration co-hosted the First State of Good Repair (SGR) Roundtable with representatives from 30 transit agencies from around the United States in Washington, DC.  The SGR Roundtable provided a forum for transit properties to discuss and share best practices on addressing issues associated with the state of repair of transit infrastructure and equipment, transit asset management, and the nexus between capital asset condition and safety.  Participants and FTA shared ideas on initiatives and research activities to advance the State of Good Repair. The SGR Roundtable also provided a better understanding of the common and unique needs of large, old, smaller, and newer transit systems.  The following are the minutes as well as the presentations that were given at the SGR Roundtable and examine these issues.  

Presentations

• Carmen E. Turner Maintenance and Training Facility Tour (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
• FTA - Industry SGR Working Group (Eric Waaramaa, MBTA & Darren M. Jaffe, FTA)
• State of Good Repair Research (Vincent Valdes, FTA)
• Best Approaches to Building An Asset Management System (Rick Laver, AECOM)
• State of Good Repair MBTA Practices and Lessons Learned (Eric Waaramaa, MBTA)
• Chicago Transit Authority Asset Inventory Structure (Leah Dawson, CTA)
• State of Good Repair Roundtable (David Henley, NYCT)
• State of Good Repair Roundtable (Dave Couch, WMATA)
• Asset Management Program (Dave Springstead, MARTA)
• King County Metro Transit Asset Management Program (Jerry Rutledge, King County Metro Transit)
• State of Good Repair Foothill Transit (Doran Barnes, Foothill Transit & Veolia Transportation)
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (Jeffrey Sweet, NFTA)
• Scheduled Maintenance Initiative “The Plan” (Raymond Friem, Metro)
• International Perspectives on Asset Management and SGR (Bill Robert, Cambridge Systematics Inc.)
• National Bridge Inspections Standards (Gary Moss, FHWA)
• National Bridge Inventory (Ann Shemaka, FHWA)
• Transit Economics Requirements Model (TERM) (Rick Laver, AECOM)
• Perspectives on Reauthorization (Robert J. Tuccillo, FTA)
• Reflections and Next Steps (Sean Gordon Libberton, FTA)
• Final Minutes from SGR Roundtable