Common Planning Acronyms and Jargon
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| AA | Alternatives Analysis |
|---|---|
| AADT | Annual Average Daily Traffic |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| AAWDT | Annual Average Weekday Traffic |
| ACCT | Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation |
| ACE | Active Community Environments |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADT | Average Daily Traffic |
| AIP | Urban Arterial Trust Account Improvement Program |
| APC | Automatic Passenger Counter |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| APTS | Advanced Public Transportation System |
| AQMA | Air Quality Maintenance Area |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| ATIS | Advanced Traveler Information System |
| ATMS | Advanced Transportation Management System |
| AVL | Automated Vehicle Location |
| AVO | Average Vehicle Occupancy |
| AWDT | Average Weekday Traffic |
| BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BMS | Bridge Management System |
| BNSF | Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
| BRAC | Bridge Replacement Advisory Committee |
| BRRP | Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program |
| BRT | Bus Rapid Transit |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CAAA | Clean Air Act Amendments |
| CAC | Citizens’ Advisory Committee |
| CAPP | County Arterial Preservation Program |
| CAV | Connected and Autonomous Vehicle |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| CBI | Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program |
| CCI | Corridor Congestion Index |
| CCP | City and County Congested Corridor Program |
| CCRI | Corridor Congestion Ratio Index |
| CCRP | Corridor Congestion Relief Program |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CDMP | Corridor Development and Management Plan |
| CE | Categorical Exclusion |
| CERB | Community Economic Revitalization Board |
| CETAS | Collaborative Environmental and Transportation Agreement for Streamlining |
| CEVP | Cost Estimating Validation Process |
| CFP | Capital Facilities Plan |
| CFP | Community Framework Plan |
| CHAP | City Hardship Assistance Program |
| CIC | Communications Infrastructure Committee |
| CIT | Community Involvement Team |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program |
| CMM | Congestion Management Monitoring |
| CMP | Congestion Management Process |
| CMS | Congestion Management System |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| CRAB | County Road Administration Board |
| CRC | I-5 Columbia River Crossing Project |
| CREDC | Columbia River Economic Development Council |
| CRESA | Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency |
| CTPP | Census Transportation Planning Package |
| CTR | Commute Trip Reduction |
| C-TRAN | Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority |
| CVISN | Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks |
| DEIS | Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| DEQ | Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality |
| DLCD | Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development |
| DNS | Determination of Non-Significance |
| DOE | Washington State Department of Ecology |
| DOL | Washington State Department of Licensing |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DS | Determination of Significance |
| DSHS | Washington Department of Social and Health Services |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EAC | Enhancement Advisory Committee |
| ECO | Employee Commute Options |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EJ | Environmental Justice |
| EMME/2 | An interactive graphic transportation planning computer software package |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ETC | Employer Transportation Coordinator |
| ETRP | Employer Trip Reduction Program |
| FEIS | Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
| FGTS | Freight and Goods Transportation System |
| FHWA | Federal Highways Administration |
| FMSIB | Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMA | Growth Management Act |
| GTF | Governors’ Task Force |
| HB | House Bill |
| HC | Hydrocarbons |
| HCM | Highway Capacity Manual |
| HCT | High Capacity Transportation |
| HIP | Highway Improvement Program |
| HOV | High Occupancy Vehicle |
| HPMS | Highway Performance Monitoring System |
| HSP | Highway System Plan |
| HSS | Highways of Statewide Significance |
| HSTP | Human Services Transportation Plan |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I/M | Inspection/Maintenance |
| IM | Interstate Maintenance |
| IMS | Intermodal Management System |
| InterCEP | Interstate Collaborative Environmental Process |
| IPG | Intermodal Planning Group |
| IRC | Intergovernmental Resource Center |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation System |
| IV/HS | Intelligent Vehicle/Highway System |
| JARC | Job Access and Reverse Commute |
| JPACT | Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation |
| LAS | Labor Area Summary |
| LCDC | Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission |
| LCP | Least Cost Planning |
| LMC | Lane Miles of Congestion |
| LMP | Limited Maintenance Plan |
| LOS | Level of Service |
| LPA | Locally Preferred Alternative |
| LPG | Long Range Planning Group |
| LRT | Light Rail Transit |
| M&O | Management and Operations |
| MAB | Metropolitan Area Boundary |
| MDNS | Mitigated Determination of Non-significance |
| MIA | Major Investment Analysis |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP | Maintenance Plan |
| MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MST | Modeling Support Team |
| MTIP | Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program |
| MTP | Metropolitan Transportation Plan |
| MUTCD | Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| MVET | Motor Vehicle Excise Tax |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NCPD | National Corridor Planning and Development Program |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NHS | National Highway System |
| NHTS | National Household Travel Survey |
| NOX | Nitrogen Oxides |
| NSSG | New Starts Strategy Group |
| O/D | Origin/Destination |
| ODOT | Oregon Department of Transportation |
| OFM | Washington Office of Financial Management |
| OTP | Oregon Transportation Plan |
| P&R | Park and Ride |
| PAG | Project Advisory Group |
| PCE | Passenger Car Equivalents |
| PDT | Project Development Team |
| PE | Preliminary Engineering |
| PE/DEIS | Preliminary Engineering/Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| PEA | Planning Emphasis Area |
| PHF | Peak Hour Factor |
| PIA | Portland International Airport |
| PM10 | Fine Particulates |
| PMG | Project Management Group |
| PMS | Pavement Management System |
| PMT | Project Management Team |
| POD | Pedestrian Oriented Development |
| PORTAL | Portland Oregon Regional Transportation Archive Listing |
| PPP | Public Participation Plan |
| Pre-AA | Preliminary Alternatives Analysis |
| PSC | Project Sponsors Council |
| PSMP | Pedestrian Safety & Mobility Program |
| PTBA | Public Transportation Benefit Area |
| PTMS | Public Transportation Management System |
| PTSP | Public Transportation Systems Program |
| PVMATS | Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area Transportation Study |
| PWTF | Public Works Trust Fund |
| RACMs | Reasonable Available Control Measures |
| RACT | Reasonable Available Control Technology |
| RAP | Rural Arterial Program |
| RID | Road Improvement District |
| RJT | Route Jurisdiction Transfer |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| ROW | Right of Way |
| RPC | Regional Planning Council |
| RPG | Regional Partners Group |
| RTAC | Regional Transportation Advisory Committee |
| RTC | Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council |
| RTFM | Regional Travel Forecasting Model |
| RTP | Regional Transportation Plan |
| RTPO | Regional Transportation Planning Organization |
| RUGGO | Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives |
| RW | Right of Way |
| SAC | Signatory Agency Committee Agreement |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
| SAGES | Statewide Advisory Group for Environmental Stewardship |
| SASS | Sponsor Agency Senior Staff |
| SCP | Small City Program |
| SEIS | Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement |
| SEPA | State Environmental Policy Act |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| SIP | State Implementation Plan |
| SMS | Safety Management System |
| SMTP | Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan |
| SOV | Single Occupant Vehicle |
| SPG | Strategic Planning Group |
| SPUI | Single Point Urban Interchange |
| SR- | State Route |
| SSAC | Special Services Advisory Committee |
| STBG | Surface Transportation Block Grant |
| STHB | Stacked Transit Highway Bridge |
| STIP | State Transportation Improvement Program |
| STP | Surface Transportation Program |
| SWCAA | Southwest Clean Air Agency |
| TAZ | Transportation Analysis Zone |
| TC | Transit Center |
| TCM | Transportation Control Measure |
| TCSP | Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program |
| TDM | Transportation Demand Management |
| TDP | Transit Development Program |
| TDP | Travel Delay Program |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TIA | Transportation Improvement Account |
| TIB | Transportation Improvement Board |
| TIMACS | Transportation Information, Management, and Control System |
| TIP | Transportation Improvement Program |
| TIPIT | Transportation Improvement Program Involvement Team |
| TMA | Transportation Management Area |
| TMC | Traffic Management Center |
| TMIP | Transportation Model Improvement Program |
| TMS | Transportation Management Systems |
| TMUG | Transportation Model Users’ Group |
| TMZ | Transportation Management Zone |
| TOD | Transit Oriented Development |
| TPA | Transportation Partnership Account |
| TPAC | Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee |
| TPEAC | Transportation Permit Efficiency and Accountability Committee |
| TPMS | Transportation Performance Measurement System |
| TPP | Transportation Partnership Program |
| TPR | Transportation Planning Rule |
| Transims | Transportation Simulations |
| TriMet | Tri-county Metropolitan Transportation District |
| TRO | Traffic Relief Options |
| TSM | Transportation System Management |
| TSMO | Transportation System Management and Operations |
| TSP | Transportation System Plan |
| UAB | Urban Area Boundary |
| UATA | Urban Arterial Trust Account |
| UGA | Urban Growth Area |
| UGB | Urban Growth Boundary |
| UPWP | Unified Planning Work Program |
| USDOT | United States Department of Transportation |
| V/C | Volume to Capacity |
| VAST | Vancouver Area Smart Trek |
| VHD | Vehicle Hours of Delay |
| VISSIM | Traffic/Transit Simulation Software |
| VMS | Variable Message Signs |
| VMT | Vehicle Miles Traveled |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| VOT | Value of Time |
| VWG | Vancouver Working Group |
| WAC | Washington Administrative Code |
| WSDOT | Washington State Department of Transportation |
| WTP | Washington Transportation Plan |
