Survey of Transit Providers Regarding|Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan Requirements

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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Introduction

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), as part of its work as an agency of Congress, is conducting a survey of public transit agencies that fall under the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Asset Management (TAM) requirements. You are receiving this survey because your agency - _____ - is an urban Tier 1 or Tier 2 public transit agency as defined by FTA.

The purpose of the survey is to gain the perspectives of transit agencies on the benefits of the TAM program, the challenges of meeting TAM requirements, and ways to improve the TAM program, if any. The survey will cover, among other things:

• The TAM requirement to inventory assets;
• The TAM requirement to assess the condition of assets;
• FTA’s TAM performance measures; and
• Other TAM plan requirements.

If you received an extension from FTA regarding the TAM requirements, including a TAM plan extension, and have not completed all of the TAM requirements please answer the questions to the best of your ability.

If you were a participant in a group TAM plan, please follow specific instructions as you complete this survey.

GAO will take steps to ensure the privacy of your responses. We will not include any information that would allow an individual respondent to be identified. The results of the survey will be reported in aggregate, and we will not release individually identifiable data outside of GAO, unless compelled by a court or requested by the Congress. The results of our evaluation will help inform Congress about issues related to transit asset management. We plan to complete our report in the spring, 2020. At that time, the report will be available on our website at www.gao.gov.

We understand that there are great demands on your time, but your response is very important. We would like to receive your survey responses within two weeks of receipt of this email.

To learn more about completing the survey, printing your responses, and whom to contact if you have questions, _____ for help. Thank you in advance for your assistance in taking part in our survey.

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Background

This survey pertains to the experiences and perspectives with TAM requirements for the following transit agency: _____. If you are not the appropriate contact for this transit agency, please contact (the name and contact information for two GAO staff appeared here).

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1. Did your agency develop a TAM plan specific to your agency or participate in a group TAM plan?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Developed a TAM plan specific to my agency 61.7 55.3 - 68.1
  Participated in a group TAM plan 38.3 31.9 - 44.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Developed a TAM plan specific to my agency 95.8 90.4 - 98.6
  Participated in a group TAM plan 4.2 1.4 - 9.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Developed a TAM plan specific to my agency 54.1 46.2 - 61.9
  Participated in a group TAM plan 45.9 38.1 - 53.8
       

1a. What organization was the sponsor of your group TAM plan?

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2. Which of the following types of transit does your agency provide?
If needed, please _____ for definitions of the different types of rail service.

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1. Fixed-Route Bus Service

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 83.6 78.3 - 88.1
  Not checked 16.4 11.9 - 21.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 82.5 74.5 - 88.8
  Not checked 17.5 11.2 - 25.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 83.8 76.5 - 89.6
  Not checked 16.2 10.4 - 23.5
       

2. Bus Rapid Transit

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 6.8 4.0 - 10.6
  Not checked 93.2 89.4 - 96.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 22.5 15.4 - 31.0
  Not checked 77.5 69.0 - 84.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 3.2 1.0 - 7.7
  Not checked 96.8 92.3 - 99.0
       

3. Paratransit/Demand Response

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 84.5 79.5 - 88.7
  Not checked 15.5 11.3 - 20.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 72.5 68.9 - 76.2
  Not checked 27.5 23.8 - 31.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 87.2 80.4 - 92.3
  Not checked 12.8 7.7 - 19.6
       

4. Shuttle Service

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 10.6 7.1 - 15.2
  Not checked 89.4 84.8 - 92.9
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 13.4 7.9 - 20.8
  Not checked 86.6 79.2 - 92.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 10.0 5.5 - 16.3
  Not checked 90.0 83.7 - 94.5
       

5. Commuter Rail

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 4.8 2.5 - 8.2
  Not checked 95.2 91.8 - 97.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 21.7 14.7 - 30.1
  Not checked 78.3 69.9 - 85.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 1.0 0.1 - 4.4
  Not checked 99.0 95.6 - 99.9
       

6. Heavy Rail

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 2.3 0.8 - 5.0
  Not checked 97.7 95.0 - 99.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 12.5 7.1 - 19.7
  Not checked 87.5 80.3 - 92.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 0.0 0.0 - 2.2
  Not checked 100.0 97.8 - 100
       

7. Light Rail

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 5.0 2.7 - 8.4
  Not checked 95.0 91.6 - 97.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 20.0 13.3 - 28.3
  Not checked 80.0 71.7 - 86.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 1.6 0.2 - 5.4
  Not checked 98.4 94.6 - 99.8
       

8. Other (please specify)

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 14.7 10.6 - 19.6
  Not checked 85.3 80.4 - 89.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 27.6 24.0 - 31.2
  Not checked 72.4 68.8 - 76.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 11.8 6.9 - 18.4
  Not checked 88.2 81.6 - 93.1
       

If you checked "other" (above), please provide a brief description.

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Asset Management: Inventory

The following capital asset categories are required to be included in the asset inventory according to TAM requirements:

• Rolling Stock: All revenue vehicles used in the provision of public transit.

• Equipment: All non-revenue service vehicles and equipment with a value greater than $50,000 used in the provision of public transit, except third-party equipment assets.

• Facilities: All facilities used in the provision of public transit (excluding bus shelters).

• Infrastructure: All guideway infrastructure used in the provision of public transit.

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3. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for inventorying rolling stock?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 89.9 85.1 - 93.6
  No 8.0 4.8 - 12.4
  Don't know 2.1 0.6 - 5.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 93.4 87.4 - 97.1
  No 5.8 2.4 - 11.6
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 89.1 82.6 - 93.8
  No 8.5 4.4 - 14.5
  Don't know 2.4 0.6 - 6.7
       

3a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to inventory rolling stock in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 3.7 1.7 - 7.0
  Yes, made minor changes 49.1 42.3 - 55.9
  No, did not make changes 43.3 36.6 - 50.0
  Don't know 3.8 1.5 - 7.9
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 6.2 2.5 - 12.4
  Yes, made minor changes 47.8 43.6 - 52.0
  No, did not make changes 45.0 40.9 - 49.2
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 3.1 0.8 - 8.0
  Yes, made minor changes 49.4 41.1 - 57.8
  No, did not make changes 42.9 34.6 - 51.2
  Don't know 4.5 1.6 - 10.0
       

4. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for inventorying equipment?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 84.9 79.4 - 89.4
  No 11.0 7.2 - 15.8
  Don't know 4.1 1.8 - 8.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 88.3 81.1 - 93.4
  No 10.9 5.9 - 18.0
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 84.1 76.8 - 89.8
  No 11.0 6.2 - 17.5
  Don't know 4.9 1.9 - 10.1
       

4a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to inventory equipment in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 5.3 2.7 - 9.1
  Yes, made minor changes 46.2 39.2 - 53.1
  No, did not make changes 45.9 38.9 - 52.8
  Don't know 2.7 0.9 - 6.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 10.4 5.3 - 17.9
  Yes, made minor changes 51.9 47.5 - 56.2
  No, did not make changes 35.9 31.7 - 40.0
  Don't know 1.8 0.2 - 6.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 4.1 1.3 - 9.5
  Yes, made minor changes 44.8 36.3 - 53.4
  No, did not make changes 48.2 39.6 - 56.8
  Don't know 2.9 0.7 - 7.9
       

5. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for inventorying facilities?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 71.5 65.5 - 77.4
  No 24.2 18.6 - 29.8
  Don't know 4.3 2.0 - 8.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 77.0 68.3 - 84.2
  No 21.4 14.3 - 29.9
  Don't know 1.7 0.2 - 6.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 70.2 63.0 - 77.5
  No 24.8 17.7 - 33.0
  Don't know 4.9 1.9 - 10.1
       

5a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to inventory facilities in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 7.3 4.0 - 12.0
  Yes, made minor changes 48.1 40.5 - 55.7
  No, did not make changes 40.5 32.9 - 48.0
  Don't know 4.2 1.6 - 8.8
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 16.4 9.5 - 25.5
  Yes, made minor changes 54.4 49.7 - 59.0
  No, did not make changes 27.1 18.4 - 37.4
  Don't know 2.1 0.3 - 7.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 5.0 1.5 - 11.5
  Yes, made minor changes 46.5 37.1 - 56.0
  No, did not make changes 43.8 34.4 - 53.2
  Don't know 4.7 1.4 - 11.2
       

6. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for inventorying guideway infrastructure?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes . N/A
  No . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 67.3 54.1 - 78.8
  No 29.4 18.4 - 42.4
  Don't know 3.3 0.4 - 11.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes . N/A
  No . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

6a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to inventory guideway infrastructure in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes . N/A
  Yes, made minor changes . N/A
  No, did not make changes . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes . Suppressed
  Yes, made minor changes . Suppressed
  No, did not make changes . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes . N/A
  Yes, made minor changes . N/A
  No, did not make changes . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

7. Did the quality of your inventory for the following capital assets improve as a result of implementing the TAM requirements?

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7a. Inventory of Rolling Stock: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 1.3 0.3 - 3.6
  Yes, moderately improved 14.4 10.0 - 19.9
  Yes, slightly improved 24.0 18.5 - 29.4
  No improvement 53.5 46.9 - 60.0
  Don't know 6.9 3.7 - 11.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 6.1 2.5 - 12.1
  Yes, moderately improved 12.1 6.8 - 19.5
  Yes, slightly improved 32.7 28.8 - 36.6
  No improvement 45.7 41.6 - 49.8
  Don't know 3.5 1.0 - 8.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 0.2 0.0 - 4.3
  Yes, moderately improved 15.0 9.3 - 22.4
  Yes, slightly improved 22.0 15.1 - 30.1
  No improvement 55.2 47.2 - 63.3
  Don't know 7.6 3.7 - 13.7
       

7b. Inventory of Equipment: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 2.7 1.0 - 5.7
  Yes, moderately improved 15.8 11.1 - 21.4
  Yes, slightly improved 21.7 16.3 - 27.1
  No improvement 53.1 46.4 - 59.9
  Don't know 6.7 3.5 - 11.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 9.6 4.9 - 16.5
  Yes, moderately improved 16.5 10.3 - 24.6
  Yes, slightly improved 30.4 26.6 - 34.2
  No improvement 40.0 35.9 - 44.1
  Don't know 3.5 1.0 - 8.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 0.9 0.0 - 4.8
  Yes, moderately improved 15.6 9.5 - 23.5
  Yes, slightly improved 19.5 12.8 - 27.9
  No improvement 56.4 48.0 - 64.8
  Don't know 7.5 3.4 - 13.8
       

7c. Inventory of Facilities: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 7.7 4.6 - 11.9
  Yes, moderately improved 15.9 11.4 - 21.2
  Yes, slightly improved 23.9 18.2 - 29.6
  No improvement 46.0 39.2 - 52.8
  Don't know 6.6 3.4 - 11.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 18.1 11.6 - 26.4
  Yes, moderately improved 22.4 15.2 - 31.1
  Yes, slightly improved 29.3 25.5 - 33.1
  No improvement 27.6 23.8 - 31.3
  Don't know 2.6 0.5 - 7.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 5.0 1.8 - 10.6
  Yes, moderately improved 14.2 8.4 - 21.9
  Yes, slightly improved 22.5 15.3 - 31.2
  No improvement 50.7 42.2 - 59.3
  Don't know 7.6 3.5 - 14.0
       

7d. Inventory of Guideway infrastructure: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved . N/A
  Yes, moderately improved . N/A
  Yes, slightly improved . N/A
  No improvement . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 23.4 13.4 - 36.1
  Yes, moderately improved 11.6 4.8 - 22.5
  Yes, slightly improved 26.6 16.0 - 39.6
  No improvement 33.4 21.7 - 46.7
  Don't know 5.0 1.1 - 13.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved . N/A
  Yes, moderately improved . N/A
  Yes, slightly improved . N/A
  No improvement . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Asset Management: Condition Assessment

The following capital asset categories are required to be included in the condition assessment performed by a transit agency according to TAM requirements:

• Rolling Stock: All revenue vehicles with direct capital responsibility used in the provision of public transit.

• Equipment: All non-revenue service vehicles and equipment with a value greater than $50,000 with direct capital responsibility used in the provision of public transit, except third-party equipment assets.

• Facilities: All facilities used in the provision of public transit with direct capital responsibility (excluding bus shelters).

• Guideway Infrastructure: All guideway infrastructure used in the provision of public transit with direct capital responsibility.

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8. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for assessing the condition of rolling stock?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 78.9 73.5 - 84.2
  No 18.4 13.6 - 24.0
  Don't know 2.8 1.0 - 6.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 83.3 75.5 - 89.5
  No 15.9 9.8 - 23.6
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 77.8 69.9 - 84.5
  No 18.9 12.7 - 26.6
  Don't know 3.2 1.0 - 7.8
       

8a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to assess the condition of rolling stock in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 6.5 3.4 - 11.0
  Yes, made minor changes 39.7 32.6 - 46.7
  No, did not make changes 51.2 44.0 - 58.4
  Don't know 2.7 0.8 - 6.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 7.0 2.9 - 13.8
  Yes, made minor changes 41.6 37.2 - 46.0
  No, did not make changes 50.5 46.1 - 55.0
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 6.3 2.5 - 12.8
  Yes, made minor changes 39.2 30.5 - 47.9
  No, did not make changes 51.4 42.5 - 60.2
  Don't know 3.1 0.7 - 8.4
       

9. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for assessing the condition of equipment?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 64.2 57.9 - 70.4
  No 31.3 25.3 - 37.3
  Don't know 4.6 2.2 - 8.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 63.8 59.9 - 67.7
  No 32.9 29.0 - 36.7
  Don't know 3.3 0.9 - 8.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 64.2 56.7 - 71.8
  No 30.9 23.6 - 38.2
  Don't know 4.9 1.9 - 10.0
       

9a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to assess the condition of equipment in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 7.0 3.6 - 12.2
  Yes, made minor changes 40.4 32.6 - 48.2
  No, did not make changes 49.3 41.2 - 57.3
  Don't know 3.3 0.9 - 8.1
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 10.2 4.5 - 19.1
  Yes, made minor changes 49.3 44.3 - 54.4
  No, did not make changes 39.3 34.4 - 44.2
  Don't know 1.2 0.0 - 6.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 6.3 2.2 - 13.6
  Yes, made minor changes 38.3 28.8 - 47.8
  No, did not make changes 51.6 41.8 - 61.4
  Don't know 3.8 0.9 - 10.2
       

10. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for assessing the condition of facilities?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 58.9 52.5 - 65.3
  No 35.9 29.7 - 42.2
  Don't know 5.2 2.5 - 9.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 61.4 57.4 - 65.3
  No 36.2 32.2 - 40.1
  Don't know 2.5 0.5 - 7.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 58.3 50.5 - 66.2
  No 35.9 28.3 - 43.5
  Don't know 5.8 2.5 - 11.2
       

10a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to assess the condition of facilities in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes 11.9 7.2 - 18.1
  Yes, made minor changes 44.9 36.5 - 53.3
  No, did not make changes 40.5 32.1 - 48.9
  Don't know 2.8 0.7 - 7.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes 24.4 15.2 - 35.8
  Yes, made minor changes 51.3 46.1 - 56.5
  No, did not make changes 21.6 12.9 - 32.7
  Don't know 2.6 0.3 - 9.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes 8.8 3.5 - 17.5
  Yes, made minor changes 43.3 33.0 - 53.7
  No, did not make changes 45.1 34.7 - 55.4
  Don't know 2.8 0.4 - 9.4
       

11. Prior to implementation of FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements, did your agency have an established process for assessing the condition of guideway infrastructure?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes . N/A
  No . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 63.5 58.1 - 68.9
  No 31.7 20.6 - 44.7
  Don't know 4.8 1.0 - 13.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes . N/A
  No . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

11a. Did your agency make any changes to previously established procedures to assess the condition of guideway infrastructure in order to meet TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, made significant changes . N/A
  Yes, made minor changes . N/A
  No, did not make changes . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, made significant changes . Suppressed
  Yes, made minor changes . Suppressed
  No, did not make changes . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, made significant changes . N/A
  Yes, made minor changes . N/A
  No, did not make changes . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

12. Did the quality of your condition assessments for the following capital assets improve as a result of implementing the TAM requirements?

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12a. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 4.1 2.0 - 7.4
  Yes, moderately improved 14.3 10.0 - 19.7
  Yes, slightly improved 26.3 20.6 - 32.1
  No improvement 47.4 40.8 - 54.0
  Don't know 7.8 4.4 - 12.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 8.6 4.2 - 15.2
  Yes, moderately improved 12.0 6.7 - 19.3
  Yes, slightly improved 31.6 27.7 - 35.4
  No improvement 46.1 42.0 - 50.3
  Don't know 1.7 0.2 - 6.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 3.1 0.8 - 7.7
  Yes, moderately improved 14.9 9.2 - 22.2
  Yes, slightly improved 25.1 17.9 - 33.5
  No improvement 47.7 39.6 - 55.7
  Don't know 9.3 4.9 - 15.6
       

12b. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 5.4 2.9 - 9.1
  Yes, moderately improved 14.5 10.3 - 19.7
  Yes, slightly improved 29.3 23.3 - 35.4
  No improvement 42.1 35.4 - 48.9
  Don't know 8.6 4.9 - 13.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 8.7 4.2 - 15.3
  Yes, moderately improved 20.8 13.8 - 29.3
  Yes, slightly improved 36.1 32.2 - 40.1
  No improvement 31.9 28.0 - 35.8
  Don't know 2.6 0.5 - 7.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 4.6 1.6 - 10.1
  Yes, moderately improved 13.0 7.5 - 20.4
  Yes, slightly improved 27.7 20.2 - 35.1
  No improvement 44.7 36.3 - 53.1
  Don't know 10.1 5.3 - 17.0
       

12c. Condition Assessment of Facilities: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 11.1 7.4 - 15.9
  Yes, moderately improved 16.5 11.8 - 22.2
  Yes, slightly improved 33.1 26.7 - 39.6
  No improvement 31.9 25.3 - 38.4
  Don't know 7.4 4.0 - 12.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 27.0 19.2 - 36.1
  Yes, moderately improved 18.2 11.7 - 26.5
  Yes, slightly improved 31.3 27.4 - 35.2
  No improvement 20.9 13.8 - 29.4
  Don't know 2.6 0.5 - 7.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 7.1 3.1 - 13.4
  Yes, moderately improved 16.1 9.9 - 24.0
  Yes, slightly improved 33.6 25.6 - 41.7
  No improvement 34.7 26.5 - 42.8
  Don't know 8.6 4.2 - 15.2
       

12d. Condition Assessment of Guideway Infrastructure: Improvement

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved . N/A
  Yes, moderately improved . N/A
  Yes, slightly improved . N/A
  No improvement . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 15.1 7.1 - 26.6
  Yes, moderately improved 18.3 9.5 - 30.4
  Yes, slightly improved 26.6 16.0 - 39.6
  No improvement 36.7 31.1 - 42.3
  Don't know 3.3 0.4 - 11.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved . N/A
  Yes, moderately improved . N/A
  Yes, slightly improved . N/A
  No improvement . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Asset Management: Condition Assessment (cont.)

The following questions ask about your agency's experience assessing the condition of your capital assets. If your agency participated in a group TAM plan and/or did not perform condition assessments of your capital assets, please check the box below to indicate these questions are "Not applicable" and skip to the next page in the survey.

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1. Not applicable

  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Checked 31.0 24.7 - 37.2
  Not checked 69.0 62.8 - 75.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Checked 4.2 1.4 - 9.5
  Not checked 95.8 90.5 - 98.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Checked 37.0 29.4 - 44.6
  Not checked 63.0 55.4 - 70.6
       

13. When assessing the condition of rolling stock assets for your TAM plan, how important were the following factors?

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13a. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Default ULB

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 45.0 37.4 - 52.5
  Moderately important 25.5 19.0 - 32.1
  Slightly important 23.5 16.9 - 30.0
  Not at all important 4.1 1.8 - 7.9
  Don't know 2.0 0.3 - 6.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 44.9 40.7 - 49.2
  Moderately important 26.6 18.6 - 35.9
  Slightly important 21.1 13.9 - 29.9
  Not at all important 7.4 3.2 - 14.0
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 45.0 35.0 - 54.9
  Moderately important 25.1 16.4 - 35.7
  Slightly important 24.3 15.7 - 34.7
  Not at all important 3.0 0.5 - 9.1
  Don't know 2.7 0.4 - 8.7
       

13b. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Agency ULB

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 41.1 33.4 - 48.9
  Moderately important 31.2 23.7 - 38.8
  Slightly important 18.0 12.1 - 25.3
  Not at all important 6.9 3.5 - 12.0
  Don't know 2.8 0.7 - 7.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 52.5 48.1 - 57.0
  Moderately important 22.8 15.0 - 32.2
  Slightly important 14.8 8.5 - 23.3
  Not at all important 8.9 4.2 - 16.3
  Don't know 1.0 0.0 - 5.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 37.0 26.6 - 47.4
  Moderately important 34.3 24.1 - 44.5
  Slightly important 19.1 11.0 - 29.8
  Not at all important 6.1 1.9 - 14.1
  Don't know 3.4 0.6 - 10.3
       

13c. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Operating miles or hours

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 49.5 41.9 - 57.2
  Moderately important 26.6 19.8 - 33.3
  Slightly important 18.0 12.4 - 24.8
  Not at all important 3.9 1.6 - 7.7
  Don't know 2.0 0.3 - 6.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 51.9 47.6 - 56.2
  Moderately important 24.0 16.3 - 33.2
  Slightly important 17.6 10.9 - 26.1
  Not at all important 6.5 2.7 - 12.9
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 48.7 38.6 - 58.8
  Moderately important 27.4 18.3 - 38.2
  Slightly important 18.1 10.6 - 28.0
  Not at all important 3.0 0.5 - 9.2
  Don't know 2.7 0.4 - 8.8
       

13d. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: History

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 42.0 34.4 - 49.5
  Moderately important 36.1 28.8 - 43.3
  Slightly important 12.4 8.1 - 17.9
  Not at all important 7.6 4.1 - 12.5
  Don't know 2.0 0.3 - 6.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 35.8 31.7 - 39.9
  Moderately important 36.7 32.6 - 40.9
  Slightly important 18.4 11.6 - 26.9
  Not at all important 9.1 4.4 - 16.2
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 44.1 34.0 - 54.1
  Moderately important 35.8 26.2 - 45.5
  Slightly important 10.3 4.8 - 18.9
  Not at all important 7.0 2.6 - 14.7
  Don't know 2.7 0.4 - 8.8
       

13e. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Visual Inspection

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 35.7 28.4 - 43.0
  Moderately important 35.8 28.4 - 43.2
  Slightly important 18.9 13.3 - 25.7
  Not at all important 7.3 4.1 - 11.9
  Don't know 2.2 0.5 - 6.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 36.2 32.0 - 40.3
  Moderately important 29.6 25.7 - 33.6
  Slightly important 21.3 14.0 - 30.2
  Not at all important 12.0 6.5 - 19.6
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 35.5 25.9 - 45.2
  Moderately important 37.9 28.1 - 47.7
  Slightly important 18.1 10.6 - 28.0
  Not at all important 5.7 1.8 - 12.9
  Don't know 2.7 0.4 - 8.8
       

13f. Condition Assessment of Rolling Stock: Other

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       

If you checked "other factors" (above), please describe these factors.

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14. When assessing the condition of equipment assets for your TAM plan, how important were the following factors?

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14a. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Default ULB

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 35.7 28.1 - 43.2
  Moderately important 27.7 20.5 - 34.8
  Slightly important 24.1 17.4 - 31.8
  Not at all important 9.5 5.3 - 15.5
  Don't know 3.1 0.9 - 7.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 42.3 38.0 - 46.7
  Moderately important 25.0 17.0 - 34.4
  Slightly important 22.1 14.6 - 31.3
  Not at all important 8.7 4.1 - 15.8
  Don't know 1.9 0.2 - 6.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 33.1 22.8 - 43.4
  Moderately important 28.7 18.8 - 40.4
  Slightly important 24.8 15.5 - 36.2
  Not at all important 9.9 4.1 - 19.0
  Don't know 3.5 0.6 - 10.6
       

14b. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Agency ULB

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 39.8 31.9 - 47.6
  Moderately important 32.4 24.7 - 40.1
  Slightly important 16.5 10.8 - 23.6
  Not at all important 8.1 4.2 - 14.0
  Don't know 3.2 0.9 - 7.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 50.1 45.6 - 54.5
  Moderately important 26.0 17.7 - 35.7
  Slightly important 13.9 7.8 - 22.3
  Not at all important 8.0 3.5 - 15.2
  Don't know 2.0 0.2 - 7.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 35.8 25.2 - 46.5
  Moderately important 34.9 24.4 - 45.4
  Slightly important 17.5 9.5 - 28.2
  Not at all important 8.2 3.0 - 17.1
  Don't know 3.6 0.6 - 10.9
       

14c. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Operating miles or hours

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 39.8 31.7 - 47.9
  Moderately important 25.9 18.7 - 33.1
  Slightly important 22.1 15.5 - 29.9
  Not at all important 10.5 6.3 - 16.2
  Don't know 1.8 0.3 - 5.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 35.7 31.3 - 40.1
  Moderately important 27.3 18.7 - 37.4
  Slightly important 21.1 13.4 - 30.7
  Not at all important 14.8 8.3 - 23.6
  Don't know 1.1 0.0 - 5.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 41.2 30.3 - 52.2
  Moderately important 25.4 15.8 - 37.1
  Slightly important 22.4 13.4 - 33.9
  Not at all important 8.9 3.5 - 18.1
  Don't know 2.0 0.1 - 8.6
       

14d. Condition Assessment of Equipment: History

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 46.8 38.9 - 54.7
  Moderately important 29.8 22.8 - 36.9
  Slightly important 17.1 11.4 - 24.0
  Not at all important 3.8 1.6 - 7.8
  Don't know 2.5 0.5 - 7.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 33.6 29.5 - 37.8
  Moderately important 36.5 32.3 - 40.8
  Slightly important 17.3 10.6 - 26.0
  Not at all important 12.5 6.8 - 20.4
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 51.6 40.9 - 62.3
  Moderately important 27.4 17.8 - 38.8
  Slightly important 17.0 9.4 - 27.2
  Not at all important 0.7 0.0 - 7.0
  Don't know 3.4 0.6 - 10.2
       

14e. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Visual Inspection

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 39.9 32.2 - 47.7
  Moderately important 31.6 24.0 - 39.1
  Slightly important 18.5 12.6 - 25.8
  Not at all important 8.1 4.6 - 13.1
  Don't know 1.9 0.4 - 5.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 40.1 35.8 - 44.3
  Moderately important 25.7 17.7 - 35.2
  Slightly important 18.1 11.2 - 26.8
  Not at all important 15.2 8.9 - 23.5
  Don't know 1.0 0.0 - 5.2
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 39.9 29.3 - 50.4
  Moderately important 33.8 23.5 - 44.1
  Slightly important 18.7 10.6 - 29.4
  Not at all important 5.4 1.5 - 13.1
  Don't know 2.3 0.2 - 8.7
       

14f. Condition Assessment of Equipment: Other

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       

If you checked "other factors" (above), please describe these factors.

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15. When assessing the condition of facilities for your TAM plan, how important were the following factors?

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15a. Condition Assessment of Facilities: TERM Lite

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 40.1 32.6 - 47.7
  Moderately important 23.4 16.8 - 31.2
  Slightly important 20.7 14.4 - 28.1
  Not at all important 10.5 6.3 - 16.2
  Don't know 5.2 2.1 - 10.6
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 52.2 47.9 - 56.5
  Moderately important 18.7 11.8 - 27.4
  Slightly important 15.0 8.8 - 23.2
  Not at all important 11.3 6.0 - 18.8
  Don't know 2.8 0.6 - 8.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 35.5 25.2 - 45.8
  Moderately important 25.3 16.0 - 36.5
  Slightly important 22.9 14.0 - 33.9
  Not at all important 10.2 4.5 - 19.3
  Don't know 6.1 1.9 - 14.1
       

15b. Condition Assessment of Facilities: Age

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 50.9 43.1 - 58.7
  Moderately important 29.5 22.4 - 36.5
  Slightly important 14.9 9.8 - 21.3
  Not at all important 3.7 1.5 - 7.6
  Don't know 1.1 0.0 - 5.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 47.4 43.1 - 51.6
  Moderately important 30.9 26.9 - 34.8
  Slightly important 17.3 10.7 - 25.6
  Not at all important 4.5 1.5 - 10.3
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 52.3 41.6 - 62.9
  Moderately important 28.9 19.1 - 40.4
  Slightly important 13.9 7.1 - 23.7
  Not at all important 3.4 0.6 - 10.2
  Don't know 1.5 0.1 - 7.4
       

15c. Condition Assessment of Facilities: History

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 44.9 37.1 - 52.7
  Moderately important 35.4 28.0 - 42.9
  Slightly important 14.1 9.2 - 20.2
  Not at all important 4.2 1.8 - 8.2
  Don't know 1.3 0.1 - 5.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 37.6 33.5 - 41.8
  Moderately important 36.7 32.6 - 40.8
  Slightly important 18.3 11.5 - 26.8
  Not at all important 6.4 2.6 - 12.8
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 47.7 37.1 - 58.4
  Moderately important 35.0 24.8 - 45.1
  Slightly important 12.4 6.0 - 21.9
  Not at all important 3.4 0.6 - 10.2
  Don't know 1.5 0.1 - 7.4
       

15d. Condition Assessment of Facilities: Visual inspection

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important 56.4 48.7 - 64.1
  Moderately important 27.8 20.9 - 34.8
  Slightly important 10.5 6.0 - 16.7
  Not at all important 4.2 1.6 - 8.8
  Don't know 1.1 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 62.8 58.8 - 66.9
  Moderately important 28.1 24.3 - 31.9
  Slightly important 5.4 2.0 - 11.4
  Not at all important 3.7 1.0 - 9.1
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important 54.0 43.5 - 64.5
  Moderately important 27.7 18.2 - 39.0
  Slightly important 12.4 6.1 - 21.7
  Not at all important 4.4 1.1 - 11.6
  Don't know 1.5 0.1 - 7.2
       

15e. Condition Assessment of Facilities: Other

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       

If you checked "other factors" (above), please describe these factors.

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16. When assessing the condition of guideway infrastructure for your TAM plan, how important were the following factors?

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16a. Fixed guideway under performance restrictions

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 35.3 22.5 - 50.0
  Moderately important 17.6 8.4 - 30.8
  Slightly important 21.5 11.2 - 35.2
  Not at all important 19.7 9.9 - 33.2
  Don't know 5.9 1.2 - 16.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

16b. Condition Assessment of Guideway infrastructure: Age

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 41.8 35.8 - 47.7
  Moderately important 32.8 20.7 - 46.7
  Slightly important 14.5 6.5 - 26.6
  Not at all important 7.3 2.0 - 17.6
  Don't know 3.6 0.4 - 12.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

16c. Condition Assessment of Guideway infrastructure: Level of use

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 35.2 22.7 - 49.4
  Moderately important 35.0 22.6 - 49.2
  Slightly important 16.7 8.0 - 29.4
  Not at all important 9.3 3.1 - 20.3
  Don't know 3.7 0.5 - 12.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

16d. Condition Assessment of Guideway infrastructure: History

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 27.8 16.5 - 41.7
  Moderately important 49.9 43.8 - 56.0
  Slightly important 13.0 5.4 - 25.0
  Not at all important 5.6 1.2 - 15.4
  Don't know 3.7 0.5 - 12.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

16e. Condition Assessment of Guideway infrastructure: Visual inspection

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important 64.9 50.7 - 77.4
  Moderately important 18.5 9.2 - 31.4
  Slightly important 11.1 4.2 - 22.6
  Not at all important 1.9 0.0 - 9.9
  Don't know 3.7 0.5 - 12.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

16f. Condition Assessment of Guideway infrastructure: Other

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very important . Suppressed
  Moderately important . Suppressed
  Slightly important . Suppressed
  Not at all important . Suppressed
  Don't know . Suppressed
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very important . N/A
  Moderately important . N/A
  Slightly important . N/A
  Not at all important . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

If you checked "other factors" (above), please describe these factors.

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17. How challenging, if at all, is the process to assess the condition of the following types of assets in order to meet TAM requirements?

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17a. Challenge to assess condition: rolling stock

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 1.7 0.4 - 4.7
  Moderately challenging 17.1 11.5 - 23.9
  Slightly challenging 30.2 23.2 - 37.2
  Not at all challenging 48.8 41.2 - 56.4
  Don't know 2.3 0.5 - 6.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 0.9 0.0 - 4.9
  Moderately challenging 12.6 7.1 - 20.3
  Slightly challenging 27.0 19.0 - 36.3
  Not at all challenging 58.5 54.4 - 62.7
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 2.0 0.2 - 7.8
  Moderately challenging 18.6 10.9 - 28.7
  Slightly challenging 31.3 21.9 - 40.7
  Not at all challenging 45.3 35.1 - 55.5
  Don't know 2.8 0.4 - 9.0
       

17b. Challenge to assess condition: equipment

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 2.3 0.7 - 5.7
  Moderately challenging 22.9 16.6 - 30.1
  Slightly challenging 31.3 24.1 - 38.4
  Not at all challenging 41.3 33.6 - 49.0
  Don't know 2.2 0.4 - 6.9
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 2.7 0.6 - 7.8
  Moderately challenging 24.6 16.9 - 33.7
  Slightly challenging 32.7 28.7 - 36.6
  Not at all challenging 40.0 35.8 - 44.2
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 2.2 0.2 - 8.4
  Moderately challenging 22.2 13.5 - 33.1
  Slightly challenging 30.8 20.7 - 42.3
  Not at all challenging 41.8 31.3 - 52.4
  Don't know 3.0 0.5 - 9.7
       

17c. Challenge to assess condition: facilities

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 8.7 5.1 - 13.7
  Moderately challenging 33.2 26.3 - 40.1
  Slightly challenging 30.1 22.8 - 37.3
  Not at all challenging 25.9 18.7 - 33.1
  Don't know 2.1 0.3 - 6.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 15.6 9.4 - 23.8
  Moderately challenging 47.7 43.4 - 52.0
  Slightly challenging 25.6 17.7 - 34.9
  Not at all challenging 11.1 5.9 - 18.5
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 6.2 2.0 - 13.9
  Moderately challenging 27.8 18.4 - 39.0
  Slightly challenging 31.7 21.9 - 41.5
  Not at all challenging 31.4 21.6 - 41.2
  Don't know 2.9 0.4 - 9.4
       

17d. Challenge to assess condition: guideway infrastructure

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 12.5 5.1 - 24.0
  Moderately challenging 48.2 42.2 - 54.2
  Slightly challenging 25.0 14.4 - 38.4
  Not at all challenging 12.5 5.2 - 24.1
  Don't know 1.8 0.0 - 9.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

18. How clear, if at all, are FTA’s instructions regarding assessing the condition of the following capital assets as part of TAM requirements?

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18a. Clarity of FTA instructions: rolling stock

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very clear 36.7 29.8 - 43.5
  Moderately clear 40.8 33.3 - 48.4
  Slightly clear 15.7 10.4 - 22.3
  Not at all clear 5.4 2.5 - 10.1
  Don't know 1.5 0.3 - 4.6
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very clear 59.0 54.8 - 63.1
  Moderately clear 23.2 15.7 - 32.1
  Slightly clear 11.6 6.3 - 19.0
  Not at all clear 4.5 1.5 - 10.1
  Don't know 1.8 0.2 - 6.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very clear 28.8 19.5 - 39.6
  Moderately clear 47.1 37.0 - 57.2
  Slightly clear 17.1 9.8 - 26.8
  Not at all clear 5.7 1.8 - 12.9
  Don't know 1.3 0.1 - 6.7
       

18b. Clarity of FTA instructions: equipment

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very clear 26.5 20.3 - 32.6
  Moderately clear 39.1 31.5 - 46.8
  Slightly clear 26.1 19.1 - 33.1
  Not at all clear 6.9 3.4 - 12.4
  Don't know 1.3 0.1 - 5.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very clear 45.1 40.8 - 49.3
  Moderately clear 28.8 25.0 - 32.6
  Slightly clear 20.7 13.6 - 29.4
  Not at all clear 4.5 1.5 - 10.2
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very clear 19.2 11.1 - 29.7
  Moderately clear 43.2 32.6 - 53.8
  Slightly clear 28.2 18.6 - 39.6
  Not at all clear 7.9 3.0 - 16.3
  Don't know 1.5 0.1 - 7.4
       

18c. Clarity of FTA instructions: facilities

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very clear 23.5 17.6 - 29.4
  Moderately clear 46.1 38.4 - 53.8
  Slightly clear 20.6 14.6 - 27.9
  Not at all clear 6.3 2.9 - 11.9
  Don't know 3.5 1.0 - 8.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very clear 39.4 35.2 - 43.5
  Moderately clear 41.1 36.9 - 45.2
  Slightly clear 16.0 9.8 - 24.1
  Not at all clear 2.7 0.6 - 7.6
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very clear 17.3 9.7 - 27.5
  Moderately clear 48.0 37.5 - 58.6
  Slightly clear 22.4 13.8 - 33.2
  Not at all clear 7.8 2.9 - 16.0
  Don't know 4.5 1.1 - 11.6
       

18d. Clarity of FTA instructions: guideway infrastructure

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very clear . N/A
  Moderately clear . N/A
  Slightly clear . N/A
  Not at all clear . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very clear 37.4 31.8 - 43.0
  Moderately clear 25.3 14.8 - 38.3
  Slightly clear 20.4 11.0 - 32.9
  Not at all clear 13.5 6.0 - 24.9
  Don't know 3.4 0.4 - 11.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very clear . N/A
  Moderately clear . N/A
  Slightly clear . N/A
  Not at all clear . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

FTA's Performance Measures

19. How useful is FTA performance measure for rolling stock for your agency’s capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 34.4 28.2 - 40.6
  Moderately useful 33.2 26.9 - 39.4
  Slightly useful 17.7 13.1 - 23.2
  Not at all useful 11.2 7.2 - 16.2
  Don't know 3.6 1.4 - 7.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 35.1 31.1 - 39.0
  Moderately useful 33.4 29.5 - 37.3
  Slightly useful 23.0 15.7 - 31.6
  Not at all useful 7.7 3.6 - 14.1
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 34.2 26.6 - 41.8
  Moderately useful 33.1 25.5 - 40.7
  Slightly useful 16.5 10.6 - 24.0
  Not at all useful 11.9 6.9 - 18.8
  Don't know 4.2 1.5 - 9.2
       

20. How useful is FTA performance measure for non-revenue service vehicles for your agency’s capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 23.4 17.6 - 29.3
  Moderately useful 33.6 27.0 - 40.2
  Slightly useful 21.9 16.4 - 27.5
  Not at all useful 16.3 11.4 - 22.4
  Don't know 4.7 2.0 - 9.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 25.1 17.5 - 34.0
  Moderately useful 31.9 28.1 - 35.8
  Slightly useful 30.9 27.1 - 34.7
  Not at all useful 12.0 6.7 - 19.4
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 23.0 15.5 - 32.0
  Moderately useful 34.0 25.7 - 42.3
  Slightly useful 19.5 12.5 - 28.2
  Not at all useful 17.5 10.9 - 26.0
  Don't know 6.0 2.4 - 12.3
       

21. How useful is FTA performance measure for facilities for your agency’s capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 17.7 13.0 - 23.3
  Moderately useful 40.0 33.2 - 46.8
  Slightly useful 17.9 12.9 - 23.8
  Not at all useful 15.3 10.5 - 21.4
  Don't know 9.1 5.2 - 14.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 29.0 25.2 - 32.8
  Moderately useful 39.5 35.4 - 43.6
  Slightly useful 20.2 13.2 - 28.7
  Not at all useful 9.6 4.9 - 16.6
  Don't know 1.8 0.2 - 6.2
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 14.8 8.8 - 22.6
  Moderately useful 40.2 31.7 - 48.7
  Slightly useful 17.3 10.8 - 25.5
  Not at all useful 16.8 10.5 - 25.0
  Don't know 11.0 5.9 - 18.2
       

22. How challenging, if at all, is the process of using the TERM scale to calculate a single performance measure for a group of facilities?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 11.1 7.3 - 16.0
  Moderately challenging 32.4 25.9 - 38.9
  Slightly challenging 24.4 18.4 - 30.4
  Not at all challenging 11.3 7.2 - 16.5
  Don't know 20.9 15.0 - 27.8
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 16.6 10.3 - 24.7
  Moderately challenging 40.3 36.2 - 44.4
  Slightly challenging 27.2 23.5 - 30.9
  Not at all challenging 12.3 6.9 - 19.8
  Don't know 3.5 1.0 - 8.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 9.6 4.7 - 16.8
  Moderately challenging 30.1 21.9 - 38.4
  Slightly challenging 23.6 15.9 - 32.8
  Not at all challenging 11.0 5.7 - 18.5
  Don't know 25.7 17.7 - 35.1
       

23. How useful is FTA’s performance measure for guideway infrastructure for your agency’s capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 6.8 1.9 - 16.5
  Moderately useful 15.2 7.2 - 27.0
  Slightly useful 25.5 15.1 - 38.6
  Not at all useful 43.9 38.2 - 49.6
  Don't know 8.5 2.8 - 18.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Performance Measures: Targeted Goals

24. FTA’s 2018 TAM requirements required transit agencies to establish annual targeted goals for performance measures. Thinking about your agency’s capital planning purposes, how useful, if at all, is it to establish performance measure targets for the following types of assets? In addition, how useful, if at all, is it to establish these targets on an annual basis?

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24a. Rolling Stock

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Usefulness of targets: Rolling stock

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 46.9 40.3 - 53.5
  Moderately useful 22.7 17.2 - 28.2
  Slightly useful 21.6 16.1 - 27.1
  Not at all useful 5.8 3.1 - 10.0
  Don't know 2.9 1.0 - 6.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 48.4 44.3 - 52.5
  Moderately useful 26.1 18.5 - 35.0
  Slightly useful 19.6 12.8 - 27.9
  Not at all useful 5.1 1.9 - 10.7
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 46.5 38.4 - 54.6
  Moderately useful 21.9 15.1 - 30.1
  Slightly useful 22.1 15.2 - 30.3
  Not at all useful 6.0 2.6 - 11.7
  Don't know 3.4 1.0 - 8.3
       

Usefulness of annual targets: Rolling stock

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 28.2 22.2 - 34.3
  Moderately useful 26.2 20.4 - 31.9
  Slightly useful 25.9 20.1 - 31.7
  Not at all useful 16.0 11.3 - 21.7
  Don't know 3.7 1.4 - 7.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 26.0 18.2 - 35.1
  Moderately useful 31.1 27.3 - 34.9
  Slightly useful 27.7 23.9 - 31.5
  Not at all useful 14.3 8.4 - 22.2
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 4.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 28.7 21.4 - 36.1
  Moderately useful 25.0 17.8 - 33.5
  Slightly useful 25.5 18.2 - 34.0
  Not at all useful 16.4 10.5 - 24.0
  Don't know 4.3 1.5 - 9.4
       

24b. Equipment

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Usefulness of targets: Equipment

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 34.6 28.1 - 41.0
  Moderately useful 27.5 21.4 - 33.6
  Slightly useful 28.5 22.2 - 34.7
  Not at all useful 6.4 3.4 - 10.9
  Don't know 3.1 1.0 - 7.1
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 39.4 35.4 - 43.4
  Moderately useful 29.8 26.1 - 33.6
  Slightly useful 25.7 18.0 - 34.6
  Not at all useful 5.1 1.9 - 10.8
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 33.3 25.2 - 41.4
  Moderately useful 26.8 19.0 - 35.9
  Slightly useful 29.2 21.4 - 37.0
  Not at all useful 6.8 2.9 - 13.1
  Don't know 3.9 1.2 - 9.3
       

Usefulness of annual targets: Equipment

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 21.6 15.9 - 27.4
  Moderately useful 26.4 20.3 - 32.5
  Slightly useful 31.2 24.8 - 37.6
  Not at all useful 17.6 12.4 - 23.8
  Don't know 3.2 1.0 - 7.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 22.4 15.1 - 31.3
  Moderately useful 28.6 24.7 - 32.4
  Slightly useful 33.9 29.9 - 37.9
  Not at all useful 15.1 9.1 - 23.2
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 21.4 14.2 - 30.2
  Moderately useful 25.9 18.0 - 35.0
  Slightly useful 30.5 22.5 - 38.5
  Not at all useful 18.2 11.5 - 26.7
  Don't know 4.0 1.2 - 9.5
       

24c. Facilities

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Usefulness of targets: Facilities

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 23.6 18.3 - 28.9
  Moderately useful 36.1 29.4 - 42.7
  Slightly useful 27.9 21.7 - 34.1
  Not at all useful 9.3 5.5 - 14.6
  Don't know 3.1 1.0 - 7.1
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 43.2 39.2 - 47.3
  Moderately useful 28.4 24.7 - 32.2
  Slightly useful 24.9 17.3 - 33.8
  Not at all useful 3.5 1.0 - 8.6
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 18.5 11.9 - 26.8
  Moderately useful 38.1 29.7 - 46.4
  Slightly useful 28.7 20.9 - 36.5
  Not at all useful 10.9 5.8 - 18.0
  Don't know 3.9 1.2 - 9.2
       

Usefulness of annual targets: Facilities

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 11.8 7.9 - 16.8
  Moderately useful 24.5 18.5 - 30.5
  Slightly useful 34.3 27.7 - 40.9
  Not at all useful 24.6 18.5 - 30.8
  Don't know 4.7 2.0 - 9.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 20.8 13.7 - 29.5
  Moderately useful 24.4 16.7 - 33.4
  Slightly useful 35.9 31.9 - 39.8
  Not at all useful 19.0 12.1 - 27.5
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 2.7
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 9.5 4.8 - 16.5
  Moderately useful 24.6 17.0 - 33.5
  Slightly useful 33.9 25.7 - 42.1
  Not at all useful 26.1 18.3 - 35.2
  Don't know 5.9 2.4 - 12.0
       

24d. Guideway infrastructure

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Usefulness of targets: Guideway infrastructure

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 28.0 17.2 - 41.0
  Moderately useful 11.4 4.7 - 22.2
  Slightly useful 41.0 35.3 - 46.6
  Not at all useful 19.6 10.5 - 31.7
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 4.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Usefulness of annual targets: Guideway infrastructure

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 15.3 7.3 - 27.1
  Moderately useful 10.2 3.9 - 20.9
  Slightly useful 38.9 33.2 - 44.5
  Not at all useful 35.6 23.5 - 49.1
  Don't know 0.0 0.0 - 5.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Additional TAM Requirements

The following questions relate to the following TAM plan requirements:

• Investment Prioritization: Transit agencies must develop a ranked list of proposed projects and programs ordered by year of planned implementation. The prioritization is locally determined based on policy and need and must adequately consider identified unacceptable safety risks and accessibility requirements. The list should also be fiscally constrained based on estimated funding levels.

• Decision Support Tools: Transit agencies should list the analytical processes used to make investment prioritization to estimate capital investment needs over time and to assist in prioritization. Examples may include specialized software such as TERM-Lite, but does not have to be specialized software.

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25. Prior to the implementation of TAM requirements, did your agency ever develop a prioritized list of projects for capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 79.3 73.8 - 84.8
  No 16.1 11.4 - 21.9
  Don't know 4.6 2.2 - 8.4
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 88.3 81.1 - 93.4
  No 8.4 4.1 - 14.9
  Don't know 3.3 0.9 - 8.3
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 77.3 69.2 - 84.0
  No 17.9 11.8 - 25.4
  Don't know 4.9 1.9 - 10.0
       

26. In general, did your agency’s ability to develop a list of prioritized projects improve as a result of the implementation of TAM?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes, greatly improved 5.5 3.0 - 9.2
  Yes, moderately improved 20.5 15.2 - 25.9
  Yes, slightly improved 31.2 25.2 - 37.2
  No improvement 35.7 29.2 - 42.2
  Don't Know 7.1 3.9 - 11.7
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes, greatly improved 13.6 8.0 - 21.1
  Yes, moderately improved 19.5 12.8 - 27.8
  Yes, slightly improved 44.8 40.8 - 48.9
  No improvement 18.6 12.1 - 26.8
  Don't Know 3.4 0.9 - 8.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes, greatly improved 3.5 1.1 - 8.4
  Yes, moderately improved 20.8 14.0 - 29.0
  Yes, slightly improved 27.9 20.5 - 35.3
  No improvement 39.8 31.7 - 47.9
  Don't Know 7.9 3.9 - 14.1
       

27. How challenging, if at all, is the process to develop a prioritized list of projects in order to complete TAM plan requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 3.3 1.4 - 6.4
  Moderately challenging 25.6 19.9 - 31.3
  Slightly challenging 34.1 27.7 - 40.5
  Not at all challenging 27.3 21.2 - 33.4
  Don't Know 9.7 5.8 - 15.1
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 12.1 6.8 - 19.5
  Moderately challenging 33.5 29.6 - 37.3
  Slightly challenging 32.8 29.0 - 36.7
  Not at all challenging 19.8 13.0 - 28.2
  Don't Know 1.7 0.2 - 6.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 1.1 0.1 - 4.9
  Moderately challenging 23.7 16.5 - 32.2
  Slightly challenging 34.4 26.6 - 42.3
  Not at all challenging 29.1 21.6 - 36.7
  Don't Know 11.7 6.6 - 18.7
       

28. How challenging, if at all, was it to describe your agency's decision support tools in order to complete TAM requirements?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging 2.7 1.0 - 5.7
  Moderately challenging 26.3 20.5 - 32.1
  Slightly challenging 35.0 28.5 - 41.6
  Not at all challenging 22.8 17.1 - 28.5
  Don't Know 13.1 8.5 - 19.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 4.4 1.4 - 9.9
  Moderately challenging 36.8 32.7 - 40.8
  Slightly challenging 33.4 29.4 - 37.3
  Not at all challenging 22.9 15.5 - 31.7
  Don't Know 2.6 0.6 - 7.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging 2.3 0.4 - 6.8
  Moderately challenging 23.7 16.4 - 32.4
  Slightly challenging 35.5 27.4 - 43.5
  Not at all challenging 22.8 15.6 - 31.4
  Don't Know 15.7 9.7 - 23.5
       

29. How useful, if at all, is the TAM requirement to describe your agency's decision support tools for capital planning purposes?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful 5.9 3.2 - 9.8
  Moderately useful 27.0 21.2 - 32.8
  Slightly useful 45.6 38.8 - 52.4
  Not at all useful 11.3 7.3 - 16.5
  Don't know 10.2 6.1 - 15.6
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 14.0 8.2 - 21.8
  Moderately useful 37.7 33.7 - 41.8
  Slightly useful 35.0 31.0 - 39.0
  Not at all useful 10.6 5.6 - 17.7
  Don't know 2.6 0.6 - 7.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful 3.9 1.2 - 9.1
  Moderately useful 24.4 17.0 - 33.1
  Slightly useful 48.2 39.8 - 56.6
  Not at all useful 11.5 6.4 - 18.7
  Don't know 12.0 6.8 - 19.3
       

Additional TAM Requirements for Tier 1 Agencies

The following questions ask your agency's experience setting performance measures for your capital assets. If your agency is a Tier 2 agency, please check the box below to indicate these questions are "Not applicable" and skip to the next section in the survey.

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1. Not applicable

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The following questions relate to the following TAM requirements that are applicable for Tier 1 transit agencies:

• TAM and State of Good Repair (SGR) policy: Transit agencies must develop a TAM and SGR policy that describes the transit provider’s vision and executive-level direction to support the goals of the TAM program. The policy should contain documented commitments to achieve SGR, define TAM objectives and define assigned roles and responsibilities.

• Implementation strategy: Transit agencies must develop a strategy that details the operational level process of implementing the TAM Plan.

• List of key annual activities: Transit agencies must develop a list of actions needed to implement the TAM Plan for each year of the plan’s horizon (e.g., software development, coordination between maintenance and finance offices.)

• Identification of resources: Transit agencies must identify needed resources (e.g. staff time, technology requirements, funding, etc.).

• Evaluation plan: Transit agencies must develop an evaluation plan describing how TAM activities will be monitored, evaluated, and updated to ensure the continuous improvement of TAM practices.

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30. How challenging, if at all, is the process to complete the following TAM plan requirements?

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30a. Developing TAM and SGR Policy: Challenging

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 6.5 2.7 - 12.9
  Moderately challenging 45.4 41.1 - 49.7
  Slightly challenging 30.6 26.6 - 34.6
  Not at all challenging 16.6 10.2 - 25.0
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

30b. Developing a TAM plan implementation strategy: Challenging

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 14.7 8.6 - 22.8
  Moderately challenging 53.2 49.0 - 57.5
  Slightly challenging 25.7 17.8 - 34.9
  Not at all challenging 5.5 2.1 - 11.6
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

30c. Developing a list of key annual activities regarding TAM: Challenging

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 13.0 7.3 - 20.9
  Moderately challenging 39.8 35.6 - 44.0
  Slightly challenging 37.0 32.8 - 41.1
  Not at all challenging 8.4 3.9 - 15.3
  Don't know 1.8 0.2 - 6.5
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

30d. Identifying needed resources: Challenging

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 26.2 18.2 - 35.6
  Moderately challenging 34.6 30.5 - 38.7
  Slightly challenging 29.9 25.9 - 33.8
  Not at all challenging 8.4 3.9 - 15.4
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

30e. Developing a plan for monitoring or evaluating performance: Challenging

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very challenging 13.0 7.3 - 20.9
  Moderately challenging 46.4 42.1 - 50.6
  Slightly challenging 31.4 27.4 - 35.4
  Not at all challenging 8.3 3.9 - 15.2
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very challenging . N/A
  Moderately challenging . N/A
  Slightly challenging . N/A
  Not at all challenging . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

31. How useful, if at all, are the following TAM plan requirements for your agency’s capital planning purposes?

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31a. Developing TAM and SGR Policy: Useful

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Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 23.9 16.2 - 33.0
  Moderately useful 38.6 34.4 - 42.7
  Slightly useful 32.1 28.1 - 36.1
  Not at all useful 4.6 1.5 - 10.4
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

31b. Developing a TAM plan implementation strategy: Useful

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 24.9 17.1 - 34.2
  Moderately useful 42.7 38.6 - 46.9
  Slightly useful 27.7 23.9 - 31.6
  Not at all useful 3.7 1.0 - 9.2
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

31c. Developing a list of key annual activities regarding TAM: Useful

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 24.1 16.4 - 33.3
  Moderately useful 35.3 31.2 - 39.4
  Slightly useful 35.2 31.1 - 39.3
  Not at all useful 4.6 1.5 - 10.4
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

31d. Identifying needed resources: Useful

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 28.4 24.6 - 32.3
  Moderately useful 45.9 41.7 - 50.2
  Slightly useful 18.3 11.5 - 26.8
  Not at all useful 6.5 2.6 - 12.8
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.0
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

31e. Developing a plan for monitoring or evaluating performance: Useful

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       
Tier 1 Agencies Very useful 25.0 17.2 - 34.3
  Moderately useful 44.5 40.2 - 48.8
  Slightly useful 23.1 15.5 - 32.2
  Not at all useful 6.5 2.7 - 12.9
  Don't know 0.9 0.0 - 5.1
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Very useful . N/A
  Moderately useful . N/A
  Slightly useful . N/A
  Not at all useful . N/A
  Don't know . N/A
       

Steps to Complete TAM Requirements

32. In order to complete TAM requirements, did your agency make any changes to your asset management software capabilities, such as acquiring new software or upgrading existing software?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 16.8 12.4 - 22.0
  No 78.8 73.9 - 83.7
  Don't know 4.5 2.1 - 8.3
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 38.7 34.7 - 42.7
  No 59.7 55.6 - 63.7
  Don't know 1.6 0.2 - 5.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 11.8 6.9 - 18.5
  No 83.1 75.7 - 89.0
  Don't know 5.1 2.0 - 10.3
       

33. In order to complete your TAM requirements, did your agency hire consultants, contractors or additional workers to complete any of the following tasks?

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33a. Inventory capital assets

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 12.7 8.9 - 17.4
  No 81.0 76.4 - 85.7
  Don't know 6.2 3.3 - 10.6
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 35.9 31.9 - 39.8
  No 63.3 59.4 - 67.3
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 7.5 3.7 - 13.3
  No 85.0 77.9 - 90.6
  Don't know 7.5 3.7 - 13.3
       

33b. Perform condition assessments

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 18.0 13.5 - 23.3
  No 75.0 70.0 - 80.1
  Don't know 6.9 3.8 - 11.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 53.0 48.9 - 57.1
  No 46.2 42.1 - 50.3
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 10.1 5.6 - 16.6
  No 81.6 73.9 - 87.7
  Don't know 8.3 4.2 - 14.4
       

33c. Develop a TAM Plan

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 22.2 17.3 - 27.1
  No 71.4 65.8 - 77.0
  Don't know 6.4 3.5 - 10.8
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 46.6 42.5 - 50.7
  No 51.8 47.7 - 55.8
  Don't know 1.6 0.2 - 5.8
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 16.6 10.7 - 24.0
  No 75.9 67.7 - 82.9
  Don't know 7.6 3.7 - 13.4
       

33d. Develop performance measure targets

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 13.7 9.7 - 18.5
  No 77.9 72.7 - 83.1
  Don't know 8.4 4.9 - 13.2
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 30.5 26.7 - 34.3
  No 67.9 64.1 - 71.7
  Don't know 1.7 0.2 - 5.9
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 9.9 5.4 - 16.2
  No 80.2 72.4 - 86.5
  Don't know 9.9 5.4 - 16.2
       

33e. Submit required information to the National Transit Database

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 10.0 6.6 - 14.5
  No 81.8 76.0 - 86.6
  Don't know 8.2 4.8 - 13.0
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 13.3 7.8 - 20.7
  No 85.9 78.4 - 91.6
  Don't know 0.8 0.0 - 4.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 9.3 5.0 - 15.5
  No 80.8 73.1 - 87.1
  Don't know 9.9 5.4 - 16.2
       

33f. Other tasks (please specify below)

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 4.5 2.0 - 8.6
  No 75.7 69.3 - 82.0
  Don't know 19.9 14.0 - 26.9
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 18.7 10.6 - 29.4
  No 69.4 57.7 - 79.5
  Don't know 11.9 5.6 - 21.4
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 2.0 0.3 - 6.7
  No 76.8 67.7 - 84.3
  Don't know 21.2 14.0 - 30.1
       

If you checked "other tasks" (above), please provide a brief description.

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TAM Extension

34. Did your agency request a TAM Plan extension?

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  Question
Choices		 Estimated
Percentage		 95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All Urban Transit Agencies Yes 4.3 2.1 - 7.8
  No 87.2 82.2 - 91.2
  Don't know 8.5 4.9 - 13.5
       
Tier 1 Agencies Yes 7.4 3.4 - 13.6
  No 88.4 81.2 - 93.6
  Don't know 4.3 1.4 - 9.6
       
Tier 2 Urban Agencies Yes 3.5 1.0 - 8.7
  No 86.9 79.4 - 92.4
  Don't know 9.6 4.9 - 16.5
       

34a. Please describe the reason(s) why your agency requested an extension:

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Comments on TAM Requirements

35. Do you have any comments regarding any benefits that your agency realized, or is likely to realize, as a result of developing or implementing TAM requirements?

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