ACRONYM
|
DEFINITION
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| AADT |
Annual Average Daily Traffic |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADT |
Average Daily Traffic |
| AJR |
Access Justification Report |
| ATIS |
Advanced Traveler Information System |
| AV |
Automated (or Autonomous) Vehicle |
| AVL |
Automated Vehicle Location System |
| BCMOTI |
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure |
| BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
| CBP |
U.S. Customs & Border Protection |
| CBSA |
Canada Border Services Agency |
| CEDS |
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy |
| CN (CON) |
Construction phase of a funded project |
| CRAB |
Washington State County Road Administration Board |
| CTAG |
Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Board |
| DBE |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
| DHS |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| EA |
Environmental Assessment |
| EDL |
Enhanced Driver’s License |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA |
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST |
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (the current federal transportation act) |
| F.A.S.T. |
Free and Secure Trade Program |
| FHWA |
U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
| FMSIB |
WA State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board |
| FRA |
U.S. Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA |
U.S. Federal Transit Administration |
| GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
| GMA |
WA State Growth Management Act |
| HOT |
High-Occupancy Toll Lanes |
| HOV |
High-Occupancy Vehicle |
| HSTP |
Human Services Transportation Plan |
| IJR |
Interchange Justification Report – what is now known as an Access Justification Report. |
| ILA |
Interlocal Agreement |
| IMTC |
International Mobility & Trade Corridor Program |
| ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (Federal transportation act of 1991) |
| ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System(s) |
| LOS |
Level of Service |
| LRTP |
Long-Range Transportation Plan |
| MAP-21 |
Moving Ahead of Progress in the 21st Century (Federal transportation act of 2012) |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPA |
Metropolitan Planning Area – the region serviced by an MPO |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
| NEXUS |
U.S. – Canada trusted traveler program |
| NHS |
National Highway System |
| NSTA |
North Sound Transportation Alliance (formerly the Farmhouse Gang) |
| PE |
Preliminary Engineering – phase of a funded project during which design and other pre-construction activities are performed |
| PSRC |
Puget Sound Regional Council (MPO-RTPO for Seattle area) |
| RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RFQ |
Request for Qualifications |
| ROW |
Right-of-Way (phase of a project during which property is acquired) |
| RTPO |
Regional Transportation Planning Organization |
| SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (federal transportation act of 2005) |
| SCOG |
Skagit Council of Governments |
| SOV |
Single-Occupant Vehicle |
| SR |
State Route |
| STBG |
Surface Transportation Block Grant (formerly known as STP) |
| STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
| STP |
Surface Transportation Program (now known as STBG) |
| TA |
Transportation Alternatives Program |
| TAZ |
Traffic Analysis Zone |
| TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (federal transportation act of 1998) |
| TIB |
WA State Transportation Improvement Board |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
| TOD |
Transit-Oriented Development |
| TSM |
Transportation Systems Management |
| TTAG |
Transportation Technical Advisory Group |
| USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| USFS |
U.S. Forest Service |
| UPWP |
Unified Planning Work Program |
| USBRS |
U.S. Bicycle Route System |
| VACIS |
Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System – x-ray device used by CBP to scan cargo entering the U.S. from Canada |
| VHD |
Vehicle Hours of Delay |
| VHT |
Vehicle Hours of Travel – the total amount of time spent by all vehicles traveling on a specific road segment over a given period of time |
| VMT |
Vehicle Miles of Travel – the total miles traveled by all vehicles on a specific road segment over a given period of time |
| WBE |
Women-owned Business Enterprise |
| WSDOT |
WA State Department of Transportation |
| WST |
Whatcom Smart Trips Program |
| WSTC |
WA State Transportation Commission |
| WTA |
Whatcom Transportation Authority |
| WTP |
Washington Transportation Plan |
