Realizing the Promise of Asset Management -Senior Management Perspectives

Moderator: David Rose, Ph.D., VP, Management Consulting, Global Business Line Director, Gannett Fleming, Inc., New York, NY

• Heather McKillop, Vice Chair, Innovative Funding, Finance and P3 Committee; CFO and Assistant General Manager, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO

• David Springstead, Chief of Rail Operations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

• Michael Hass, General Superintendent - Traction Power Maintenance, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

• Holly Arnold, Deputy Administrator & Chief Planning, Programming & Engineering Officer, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD

• As Transit agencies we have a long history of providing services to our regions and with the federal requirements for transit asset management sparking a need for change.

• We are at the point in our industry where maturing asset management practices will define our future success, and insure we can secure the necessary funding to deliver safe reliable services. With guidance from APTA and knowledge sharing across the industry we can learn from each other’s mistakes and successes to improve.

• We bring together industry leaders who will share their specialized knowledge and experiences.

Improving Asset Management Practices: APTA Context

Panel Objectives

Perspectives from where the panel sits on what is needed from the Asset Management Organization to advance:

• The agency mission • Their functions and role

• What are Your Agency’s Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps to Improve Asset Management?

• To Advance 1) Your Agency’s Mission and 2) For You to be Successful, What is Needed from the Asset Management Organization?

• How Could Asset Management Help Risk be Better Addressed?

• What Needs to Change for Your Agency to Strengthen Asset Management?

Discussion Topics

• What are Your Agency’s Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps to Improve Asset Management?

Introductions & Question 1

Heather McKillop, CFO and Assistant General Manager, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO

• 2342 Square Miles of Service Area• 60 Miles of Light Rail• 29 Miles of Commuter Rail• 1026 Buses/172 LRVs / 66 commuter EMUs• 54 LRV Stations, 12 CR Stations• 84 PNR, 30730 Spaces• Operating Budget $712 Million• 2888 Employees

David Springstead, Chief of Rail Operations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Marta Overview• Rail System

• 38 Rail stations• 122 miles of track (rail) • 48 miles of revenue service • 338 Rail cars/318 active• 3 Rail Yards & Maintenance Facilities • 463.1 Million Annual rail passenger miles• 22,554 Total parking spaces at rail stations

• Bus System• 570 Buses (60ft articulated, 40ft and 30ft standard buses) • 101 Bus routes• 8,954 Bus stop locations • 1,439 Miles of bus routes• 3 Bus Depots/Maintenance Facilities• 1 Bus Heavy Plant• 228.2 Million Annual bus passenger miles

• Mobility System • 211 Medium Duty Mobility Vans• 6.67 Million Annual passenger miles

• New $35M BradyMobility Facility

Michael Hass, General Superintendent - Traction Power Maintenance, WMATA

WMATA Asset Base Snapshot

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…plus parking garages & admin facilities

Infrastructure Rolling Stock Facilities

Holly Arnold, Director, Planning and Programming, MTA

• Service area 1,795 sq. miles

• Multi-modal• Local Bus• Heavy Rail • Light Rail• Commuter Rail• Commuter Bus• Paratransit

• Oversight of 23 Locally OperatedTransit Systems

• $8.23 billion asset base (2015)

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• To Advance 1) Your Agency’s Mission and 2) For You to be Successful, What is Needed from the Asset Management Organization?

Question 2

• How Could Asset Management Help Risk be Better Addressed?

Question 3

• What Needs to Change for Your Agency to Strengthen Asset Management?

Question 4

• Mission: To develop guidance for transit agencies as they implement asset management programs in compliance with FTA regulations and in alignment with industry best practice. This guidance, which may consist of white papers, training materials, presentations, and webinars, will complement the resources that have been published by the FTA with examples developed by industry peers.

• Completed Guidance:• Communicating Your Transit Asset Management Plan https://www.apta.com/research-technical-

resources/standards/sustainability/APTA-SUDS-TAM-RP-004-19/• Improving Asset Management Through Better Asset Information https://www.apta.com/research-technical-

resources/standards/sustainability/APTA-SUDS-TAM-RP-005-19/

• Upcoming Documents: • Building Internal Stakeholder Support for Your Asset Management Program (Target Publish Date September 1)• Communication and Coordination with External Stakeholders for Transit Asset (Target Publish Date September 1)• Management Procuring Software to Support Transit Asset Management (Target Public Comment July 1)

APTA Standards: State of Good Repair/Transit Asset Management Working Group

Continue the Dialogue - Panel Contact details

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Heather McKillop heather.mckillop@rtd-denver.comMichael Hass mhass@wmata.comDavid Springstead dspringstead@itsmarta.comHolly Arnold harnold@mta.maryland.govDavid Rose drose@gfnet.com