Acronyms

3-C – Continuing, Comprehensive & Cooperative Planning Process

3R – Resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating

AAA – American Automobile Association

AASHTO – American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials

ACT – Area Commission on Transportation

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act

ADT – Average Daily Traffic (or Average Daily trips)

AMPO – Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

APA – American Planning Association

APTA – American Public Transportation Association

AQCD – Air Quality Conformity Determination

ARBA –American Road Builders' Association

ARMA – American Road Makers' Association

ARTBA – American Road & Transportation Builders' Association

BMCS – Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety

BMP – Best Management Practice

BMS – Bridge Management System

BRT – Bus Rapid Transit

BTS – Bureau of Transportation Statistics

CAA(A) – Clean Air Act (Amendments)

CAC – Citizen Advisory Committee

CATS – (Eugene) Central Area Transportation Study

CFR – Code of Federal Regulations

CIP –Capital Improvement Program

CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

CMS – Congestion Management System

COG –Council of Governments

DEIS – Draft Environment Impact Statement

DEQ – Department of Environmental Quality

DLCD – Department of Land Conservation and Development

DOT – Department of Transportation

EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity

EIS – Environmental Impact Statement

EJ – Environmental Justice

EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

FAA – Federal Aviation Administration

FAP – Federal-Aid primary

FAS – Federal-Aid secondary

FAU – Federal-Aid urban

FEIS – Final Environmental Impact Statement

FHWA – Federal Highway Administration

FRA – Federal Railroad Administration

FTA – Federal Transit Administration

(F)FY – (Federal) Fiscal Year

GIS – Geographic Information Systems

GPS – Global Positioning Systems

HCM – Highway Capacity Manual

HOV – High Occupancy Vehicle

HRB – Highway Research Board

HSR – High Speed Rail

I/M – Inspection and Maintenance

ICC – Interstate Commerce Commission

IHS – Interstate Highway System

IM – Interstate Maintenance

ISTEA – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

ITS – Intelligent Transportation Systems

IVHS – Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems

JARC – Job Access and Reverse Commute

LCDC – Land Conservation and Development Commission

LCOG – Lane Council of Governments

LOS – Level of Service (Traffic flow rating)

LRAPA – Lane Regional Air Protection Agency

LRT – Light Rail Transit

LRTP – Long Range Transportation Plan

LTD – Lane Transit District

MIS – Major Investment Study

MOA – Memorandum of Agreement

MOU – Memorandum of Understanding

MPC – Metropolitan Policy Committee

MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization

MSA – Metropolitan Statistical Area

MTP – Metropolitan Transportation Plan

MTIP – Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

MUTCD – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NAA – Non-Attainment Area

NAAQS – National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

NHS – National Highway System

NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

O&M – Operations and Maintenance

ODOT – Oregon Department of Transportation

OHP – Oregon Highway Plan

OM&P – Operations, Maintenance and Preservation

OMPOC – Oregon MPO Consortium

ORFS – Oregon Roads Finance Committee

OTC – Oregon Transportation Commission

OTIA – Oregon Transportation Investment Act

OTP – Oregon Transportation Plan

PCR – Pavement Condition Rating

PE – Preliminary Engineering

PL – Planning Funds

PPP – Public Participation Plan

PS&E – Plans, Specifications, and Estimates

RAC – (Lane County) Roads Advisory Committee

RFP – Request for Proposal

ROW – Right of Way

RR – Railroad

RTP – Regional Transportation Plan

SAFETEA-LU – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – a Legacy for Users

SDC – System Development Charge

SHTF – State Highway Trust Fund

SIB – State Infrastructure Bank

SIP – State Implementation Plan

SOV – Single Occupancy Vehicle

SPR – State Planning and Research funds

STA – Special Transportation Area

STIP – State Transportation Improvement Program

                C-STIP – Construction STIP

                D-STIP – Development STIP

STP – Surface Transportation Program (-U – - Urban)

STPP – Surface Transportation Policy Project

TAC – Technical Advisory Committee

TASC – Technical Advisory Subcommittee

TAZ – Traffic Analysis Zone

TCM – Transportation Control Measure

TDM – Transportation Demand Management

TDP – Transit Development Program

TEA-21 – Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TIFIA – Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (1998)

TIP – Transportation Improvement Program, either MTIP or STIP

TMA – Transportation Management Area

TMSF – Transportation Management System Fee

TO – Transportation Options

TOD – Transit Oriented Development

TPC – Transportation Planning Committee

TPR – Transportation Planning Rule

TRB – Transportation Research Board

TSI – Transportation System Improvements

TSM – Transportation System Management

TSP – Transportation System Plan

TUF – Transportation Utility Fee

UGB – Urban Growth Boundary

UMTA – Urban Mass Transportation Administration

UPWP – Unified Planning Work Program

V/C – Volume to Capacity

VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled

VPD – Vehicles Per Day