Commonly Used Acronyms

A
  • AADT - Average Annual Daily Traffic
  • AASHTO - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
  • AC - Advanced Construction
  • ADA - Americans with Disabilities
  • ADT - Average Daily Traffic
  • ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
C
  • CAAA - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
  • CIP - Capital Improvements Program
  • CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
  • CMP - Congestion Management Process
  • COG - Council of Governments
  • CTP - Comprehensive Transportation Plan
  • CTPP - Census Transportation Planning Package
D
  • DCD - Design Completion Date
E
  • EA - Environmental Assessment
  • EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
  • EJ - Environmental Justice
  • EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
F
  • FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
  • FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
  • FTA - Federal Transit Administration
  • FY or FFY - Federal Fiscal Year is October 1st to September 30th
G
  • GIS - Geographic Information System
H
  • HOT - High Occupancy Toll
  • HOV - High Occupancy Vehicle
  • HPMPO - High Point Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • HPP - High Priority Programs
  • HSIP - Highway Safety Improvement Program
I
  • ISTEA - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
  • ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems
L
  • LOS - Level of Service
  • LPA - Lead Planning Agency
  • LRTP - Long Range Transportation Plan
M
  • MAB - Metropolitan Area Boundary
  • MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
  • MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
  • MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • MTIP - Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
N
  • NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  • NCDOT - North Carolina Department of Transportation
  • NCIIP - National Corridor Interstate Improvement Program
  • NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
  • NHS - National Highway System
  • NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
P
  • PART - Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation
  • PIP - Public Involvement Plan
  • PWP - Planning Work Program
R
  • ROW - Right of Way
S
  • SAFETEA-LU - The Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
  • SFY - State Fiscal Year is July 1st to June 30th
  • SIP - State Implementation Plan
  • SLOSSS - Suggested List of Surveillance Study Sights
  • SOV - Single Occupant Vehicle
  • SRSI / SRTS - Safe Routes to School
  • STC - State Traffic Commission
  • STF - Connecticut’s Special Transportation Fund
  • STIP - Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
T
  • TAC - Transportation Advisory Committee
  • TAZ - Traffic Analysis Zone
  • TCC - Technical Coordinating Committee
  • TCM - Transportation Control Measure
  • TCSP - Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program
  • TDM - Transportation Demand Management
  • TEA-21 - Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century
  • TIGER - Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
  • TIGGER - Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
  • TIA - Transportation Investment Area
  • TIP - Transportation Improvement Program
  • TITLE VI - Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • TMA - Transportation Management Area
  • TSP - Transportation Strategy Board
U
  • UAB - Urbanized Area Boundary
  • UPWP - Unified Planning Work Program
  • USDOT - United States Department of Transportation
  • UZA - Urbanized Areas
V
  • VMT - Vehicle Miles Traveled