Lead the Way

APTA Transit Standards Development

Jeff Hiott APTA

November 13, 2014

What are Standards? How are they developed?

Standards use collective wisdom to provide a path to a desired outcome with a means to measure success Standards are developed using a consensus based process patterned after the process required by the American National Standards Institute to certify Standards Development Organizations. APTA’s Standards include:

•Standards •Recommended Practices •Guidelines •White Papers

Statistics: APTA’s Standards Program

• Voluntary Consensus Standards Process

• Over 500 Volunteer Participants

• Over 20 Active Standards Development Committees

• Approx. 300 Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines Completed, Approved and Posted on APTA’s Web Site – www.apta.com

• Over 80,000 document downloads since September, 2013

Recognition

APTA Standards Program is recognized by: – American National Standards Institute (ANSI) – Department of Transportation (DOT)

• Joint Program Office (JPO) • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) • Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

– Department of Homeland Security (DHS) • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

– Transport Canada – Canadian Urban Transport Association (CUTA) – Other SDO’s, e.g., IEEE, SAE, ITE, AASHTO

Current Standards Efforts

Commuter Rail (PRESS) • Wheel press • Vehicle Structural Standard • DMU Fuel Tank • Pushback Couplers

Rail Transit • Audio Frequency Track Circuits • Standard Rail Technical Specifications • Vehicle Emergency Systems • Truck Systems Inspection &

Maintenance • Operator Protection Features

Bus • Air System Brake Troubleshooting • Disc Brake Troubleshooting • Training Syllabus to Instruct/Prepare for

ASE Transit Bus Mechanic Certification • Bus Operator Hours of Service • Bus Operator Fitness for Duty

IT • TCIP (Transit Communication Interface

Profiles) • Transit Operational Software Standard • CCTV Video & Content Analysis

Sustainability/Urban Design • Connectivity & Street Network Guidance • Universal Guidance • Transit Access Guidelines • Quantifying & Reporting Transit

Sustainability Metrics

Current Standards Efforts

Security • Emergency Preparedness for

Individuals with Disabilities • Regional Emergency Management

Planning • Security Training Objectives • Integrating Canine Units into a Transit

Security Program • Anti-Vehicle Barriers for Public Transit • Securing Control & Communications

Systems in Transit Environments • Enterprise Cyber Security

Considerations for Public Transit

Procurement • Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines • Contract Terms and Conditions • Technology Procurement

Farecard • Application of Mobile Form Factor • Limited Use Media • Subsystem Level Interface Standard

Accessibility • Reservation Hold Times • Fixed Route: Stop Announcement

Standards • Rail Gap

State of Good Repair • SGR Definitions • Asset Inventory Development • Linear Asset Management Tools

APTA State of Good Repair/Transit Asset

Management Standards Program

• Leaders in the industry • Wide cross-cut section representing many

agencies – Different sizes – System ages – Locales

• Represent different stages of asset management efforts

• Public and Private sector

What is the APTA SGR Working Group?

SGR/TAM Working Group

• Purpose: To develop documents that can start you on your path to asset management by following concise and straightforward guidance documents, as well as upcoming guidance (i.e. Asset Management Plan Checklist), as well as freely-available resources from FTA, TCRP, and others;

• The work ties together existing resources, fills in gaps, links

research and theory to efforts on the ground and upcoming federal guidance.

Documents

Document: “Recommended Practice: Defining a Transit Asset Management Framework to Achieve a State of Good Repair”

PURPOSE: • This Recommended Practice is intended as an

introduction to the high-level requirements for building a transit asset management framework to achieve a state of good repair, including definitional issues and resources for further study.

Complete. Published in June 2013.

• Document: Recommended Practice: Creating a Transit Asset Management Program

PURPOSE: • This Recommended Practice introduces asset

management in the context of the U.S. transit industry and provides basic steps and resources for an agency to begin an asset management program.

Complete. Published in June 2013.

Documents

Document: “Capital Asset Inventory and Condition Assessment”

PURPOSE: • This document outlines the initial steps needed to create

and/or improve asset management within a transit agency, regardless of transit agency size. It outlines how to manage capital assets from procurement to disposal (i.e., over the life cycle). This document is organized into the following sections: – Defining and organizing capital assets – Developing an asset inventory – Assessing the condition of assets

Complete. Published in September 2013.

Documents

Document: “White Paper: Asset Inventory Templates”

PURPOSE: • This set of documents, which is a companion to

Recommended Practice: Capital Asset Inventory and Condition Assessment, contains templates to support asset inventory data collection for agencies

STATUS: In development. Approximately 90% complete.

Documents

Document: Informational Handout: MAP-21, Asset Management and You!

PURPOSE: • This brief document provides a visual introduction

to the basics of asset management, including what it is, why it matters, and what each agency should do to prepare for FTA requirements.

STATUS: Complete. Available for distribution as of March 2014. .

Documents

Documents

Document: “Recommended Practice: Asset Management Plan Checklist”

PURPOSE: • This document provides guidance on the

establishment of an asset management policy, strategy and culture to support the development of a sustainable Transit Asset Management Plan (TAMP) for any transit agency.

STATUS: In development.

Documents

Document: “White Paper for including asset management in procurement and RFPs”

PURPOSE: • This document will provide guidance to transit

agencies with adding language to RFP’s to include policies and practices for assert management in the procurement process.

STATUS: In development.

Documents

Document: “White Paper for TAM software specifications and functions”

PURPOSE: • This document will provide guidance to transit

agencies on available TAM software and how they can assist asset management.

STATUS: In development.

Documents

• The future of the group will depend on the final ruling from the FTA on MAP-21

• Provide documents to address items of concern shared by multiple agencies

• Provide further documentation addressing key elements of the FTA’s final ruling once it is defined

Future

Contact Information

THANK YOU!

Jeff Hiott – Jhiott@apta.com