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The Pavement Management & Performance program provides technical support to pavement managers, it participates in national policy discussions, and it studies emerging methods and technologies for collecting pavement data. Their homepage on FHWA's website contains a wealth of resources, including a series of quarterly pavement webinars and other publications. Explore the page for any resources that may be useful for improving pavement management.

As new technologies are developed in the field of transportation, agencies have the opportunity to collect more data than ever before. In this report, agencies are introduced to an eight step framework for managing this new big data and incorporating it into asset management. The eight steps start with gaining an understanding of big data, then walk through the process for piloting a big data test environment. The steps end with demonstrating the value of the data to other business units and executives and set up a formal storage environment. Supporting this report are several additional tools, including a data management capability self-assessment, a catalog tool, and more information on data governance. The web-only framework document is available from the TRB website.

This TRB Circular report covers the discussions of CEOs from state, regional, and transit agencies on the topic of the pandemic, and how it has impacted their agencies' planned investments. The webinar, from July 2020, featured six panelists from Pennsylvania, Utah, Kansas, California, Maryland, and DC. They explored the immediate impacts of the pandemic to their operations, the challenges three months in, and some of their creative solutions. The key messages emerging from the discussions were returning to normal, approaching the problems, and putting people first.

This report provides a guide for agencies transitioning into a more modern data management approach. It covers the knowledge, environment, projects, and personnel buy-in necessary to successfully shift from a traditional data management approach to one that takes on "big data" with an assortment of novel technologies.

This report supplements NCHRP Research Report 952.

This white paper outlines a strategy for setting transit asset condition targets and how to use performance targets to guide the asset management program.

This report presents an essential component of an airport's risk management data process: collecting and sharing operations and safety data. Such data helps airports monitor their performance and benchmark against the industry. To aid airports in this endeavor, this report identifies best practices and data sources for collecting such data. It also explains some of the challenges associated with the process and outlines a plan for a future national database.

This project is intended to expand the understanding of BIM and its capbilities, share state DOTs' knowledge and experience, and help DOTs identify steps to advance the use and practice.

Performance-based planning and programming connects the day-to-day asset management decisions with a broader long-range plan, and it unites both under a common set of goals. On this FHWA webpage, you can find more information on the topic and links to performance-based planning resources.

This book examines asset management from a multi-modal perspective, including methods to evaluate system needs, setting goals and performance measures, data and modeling, trade-off analysis, project evaluation, and financing.

This handbook is intended to expand upon and provide general information and guidance on the management of systems and associated assets used in the transit operating environment in support of the FTA Transit Asset Management (TAM) rule. It offers a framework that outlines systems theoretical concepts and defines specific classes and types of transit systems to foster consistency in transit system asset management practices. Practical information is presented to assist transit operators in their efforts to inventory systems assets and identify activities and investments needed throughout the system life cycle to receive the most value from the system.

This report captures discussions and remarks from the 2019 Transportation Resilience conference. At this conference, presenters and attendees shared advancements made in their transportation agencies to improve resilience to natural disasters, climate change, and the impact of extreme weather events. The summary report underscores the state-of-practice, acknowledges existing gaps, and plans for future studies to fill the gaps. It should be used to inform practitioners and continue development in this area.