DICTIONARY OF PLANNING AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION ACRONYMS By: Michael E. Rinehart (MER) & Barbara A. Grim (BAG) August 30, 1993 3C 3S2's 4R AADT AAMVA AASHTO ADA ADT AE ANPRM ARTS AQ ARAN ATIS ATMS ATR AVC AVCS BFA BG Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive 18-Wheeler Trucks Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Annual Average Daily Traffic American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Americans with Disabilities Act Average Daily Traffic Annual Element Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making Advanced Public Transportation Systems Air Quality Automatic Road Analyzer van Advanced Traffic Information Systems Advanced Traffic Management Systems Annual Traffic Recorder Automatic Vehicle Classification Advanced Vehicle Control Systems Bicycle Federation of America Block Group TAC Glossary Page 1
BMS BNA BRR BTS CA CAA Bridge Management Systems Block Numbering Area Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program Bureau of the Transportation Statistics Certification Acceptance Clean Air Act CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 CAWS CATS CBD CDP CIP CM CMAQ CMS CMSA CNG CO CVO DBE DBMS DNR DOT EOs EPA ESAL Corporate Average Fuel Economy Columbia Area Transportation Study (Columbia's MPO) Central Business District Census Designated Places Capitol Improvement Program Congestion Mitigation Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Congestion Management Systems Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area Compressed Natural Gas Carbon Monoxide Commercial Vehicle Operations Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Data Base Management Systems Department of Natural Resources Department of Transportation Environmental Organization's Environmental Protection Agency Equivalent Single Axle Load TAC Glossary Page 2
ETTM EWGCC FAU FAUA FEIS FHWA FIPS FMVCP FONSI FR FTA FY GF GIS HOV HPMS BP&R HSGT IC ICC IFTA IHVS I/M IM IRP IS Electronic Traffic Monitoring East-West Gateway Coordinating Council Federal Aid Urban Funds (eliminated by ISTEA) Federal Aid Urbanized Area Final Environmental Impact Statement Federal Highway Administration Federal Information Processing Standards Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program Finding of No Significant Impact Federal Register Federal Transit Administration Fiscal Year General Funds Geographic Information System High Occupancy Vehicles Highway Performance Monitoring System Highway Planning and Research Program High Speed Ground Transportation Interstate Construction Interstate Commerce commission International Fuel Tax Agreement Intelligent Highway and Vehicle Systems Inspection and Maintenance Interstate Maintenance International Registration Plan Interstate Substitute(s) ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 TAC Glossary Page 3
ITFSMS IVHS LCV LRP LRV LTAP LTPP MA MAC MACT MADT MAGLEV MARC MCD MCSAP MEV MHCC MHTC MHTD MML MOE MPO MSA MTD MVM NAAQS Intermodal Transportation Facilities and Systems Management Systems Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Longer Combination Vehicles Long Range Plan Light Rail Vehicle Local Technical Assistance Program Long Term Pavement Performance Minimum Allocation or Metropolitan Area Missouri Association of Counties Maximum Achievable Control Technology Monthly Average Daily Traffic Magnetic Levitation Mid-America Regional Council Minor Civil Division Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Million Entering Vehicles Missouri Highway Corridor Coalition Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission Missouri Highway and Transportation Department Missouri Municipal League Maintenance Of Effort Metropolitan Planning Organization Metropolitan Statistical Area Missouri Transportation and Development Million Vehicle Miles National Ambient Air Quality Standards TAC Glossary Page 4
NARC NEPA NHI NHS NHTSA NICET NOx NPRM O-D OMB PE PL PM-10 PMS PMSA PS&E PTFEMS PTR QRS RACT RFP RFP ROG RTAP RTC SA National Association of Regional Councils National Environmental Policy Act National Highway Institute National Highway System National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Institute for Certification of Engineering Technicians Nitrogen Oxides Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Origin-Destination Office of Management and Budget Preliminary Engineering Metropolitan Planning Funds (Public Law) Non-attainment Areas for Small Particulates Pavement Management System Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Plans, Specifications & Estimates Public Transportation Facilities and Equipment Management Systems Permanent Traffic Recorder Quick Response System Reasonably Available Control Technology Reasonable Further Progress (in CAA) Request For Proposals Reactive Organic Gases Rural Transit Assistance Program Rails to Trails Conservancy Scenic America TAC Glossary Page 5
SATS SEUA SHA SHRP SIP SMS SOV STIP STP STPP Springfield Area Transportation Study Special Economic Urban Area State Highway Agency Strategic Highway Research Program State Implementation Plan Safety Management Systems Single Occupancy Vehicle Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Surface Transportation Program Surface Transportation Policy Project STRAHNET Strategic Highway Network STURAA Surface Transportation and uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 TAZ TCM TDM TIGER TIP TMA TMG TMS TPC TQM TRB TSM TTAP UAM Transportation Analysis Zone Transportation Control Measures Travel Demand Management (or Transportation Demand Management) Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing Transportation Improvement Program Transportation Management Area Traffic Monitoring Guide (or TMS/H) Traffic Monitoring System (/of Highways) Technical Planning Committee Total Quality Management Transportation Research Board Transportation System Management Technology Transfer Assistance Program Urban Airshed Model TAC Glossary Page 6
UMTA UPWP USC UTC UzAs VMT VPH VOC WIM Urban Mass Transportation Administration (now called FTA) Unified Planning Work Program (or UWP Unified Work Program) United States Code University Transportation Centers Urbanized Areas (or UZAS) [or sometimes UA] Vehicular Miles Traveled Vehicles Per Hour Volatile Organic Compounds Weigh In Motion TAC Glossary Page 7