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Commonly Used Transportation


Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

Every profession has its technical terms, which may (or may not) have meaning to those in the know.  Hopefully the listing of terms specific to Transportation Planning will assist the uninitiated in overcoming some of the confusion.

 

A-B

C-D

E-F

G-H

I-J

K-L

M-N

O-R

S-

T-

U-V

W-Z

AADT

Annual Average Daily Traffic

ACE

Areawide Community Effects

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials

BTS

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

CAAA

Clean Air Act as Amended

CAC

Citizens Advisory Committee

CAD

Computer Aided Drafting

CEA

Cumulative Effects Analysis

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CMAQ

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality

CMS

Congestion Management System

CDOT

Colorado Department of Transportation

CDPHE

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

CO

Carbon Monoxide

CY

Calendar Year (Jan 1 to Dec 31)

DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DTD

CDOT Division of Transportation Development

EJ

Environmental Justice

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FRA

Federal Railroad Association

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

FFY

Federal Fiscal Year (Oct 1 to Sep 30)

GIS

Geographical Information Systems

GPS

Global Positioning System

HOV

High Occupancy Vehicle

iaw

 In accordance with

ITS

Intelligent Transportation System

LRTP

Long Range Transportation Plan

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

MUTCD

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NHS

National Highway System

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

RFP/Q

Request for Proposal/Qualifications

ROW

Right of Way

SAFETEA-LU

Safe, Accountable Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act, A Legacy for Users

SFY

State Fiscal Year (Jul 1 to Jun 30)

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SOV

Single Occupant Vehicle

SPR

Statewide Planning & Research

STAC

Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

STP

Surface Transportation Program

SWIFT

State Wide Improvements for Transportation

TAC

(not used in Pueblo, see CAC and TTC)

TAZ

Transportation Analysis Zone

TCD

Traffic Control Device

TCM

Transportation Control Measures

TDM

Transportation Demand Management

TDP

Transportation Development Plan

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TIGER

U.S. Census Bureau's Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing computer file system

TIP

Transportation Improvement Program

TMA

Transportation Management Area (MPO with 200,000+ population)

TPR

Transportation Planning Region (designated in Colorado by Transportation Commission)

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TSM

Transportation System Management

TTC

Transportation Technical Committee

UPARR

Urban Parks and Recreation

UPWP

Unified Planning Work Program

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

USGS

United States Geological Survey

UTPD

Urban Transportation Planning Division

UTPP

Urban Transportation Planning Process

VMS

Variable Message Sign

VMT

Vehicles Miles Traveled

"3C"

“Continuing, comprehensive, and coordinated…”

 





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