Acronyms
Acronym |
Term |
---|---|
ABM |
Activity-Based Modeling |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADAS |
Advanced Driver Assistance System |
ADS |
Autonomous Driving System |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
AV |
Autonomous Vehicle |
BCA |
Benefit/Cost Analysis |
BE |
Built Environment |
BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
CBA |
Cost-Benefit Analysis |
CBD |
Central Business District |
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CIP |
Capital Improvement Program |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program |
DFW |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
DIT |
Dallas Intermodal Terminal |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DR |
Demand Response |
EJ |
Environmental Justice |
EO |
Executive Order |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EU |
European Union |
FAST |
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FSM |
Four-Step Model |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FRA |
Federal Railroad Administration |
FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
HTF |
Highway Trust Fund |
HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
IIJA |
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
IoT |
Internet of Things |
ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
JIT |
Just-in-Time |
LGBTQ+ |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons |
LOS |
Level of Service |
LPA |
Local Planning Agency |
LRT |
Light Rail |
MaaS |
Mobility as a Service |
MAP-21 |
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century |
MNC |
Multinational Corporation |
MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MTP |
Metropolitan Transportation Plan |
NCHRP |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NOFO |
Notice of Funding Opportunity |
O-D |
Origin-Destination |
OER |
Open Education Resource |
PBPP |
Performance-Based Planning and Programming |
PMV |
Personal Motor Vehicle |
PPP |
Public Participation Plan |
PPP |
Public-Private Partnership |
PT-SAV |
Public Transit Shared Autonomous Vehicle |
RPTO |
Regional Transportation Planning Organization |
RTC |
Regional Transportation Council |
RPA |
Regional Plan Association |
RRT |
Regional Rapid Transit |
SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
SAV |
Shared Autonomous Vehicle |
SCAG |
Southern California Association of Governments |
SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals |
SLD |
Smart Location Database |
SLRTP |
State Long-Range Transportation Plan |
STEPS |
Spatial – Temporal – Economic – Physiological – Social |
STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
TAZ |
Travel Analysis Zones |
TNC |
Transportation Network Companies |
TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
TDM |
Travel Demand Modeling |
TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
TNC |
Transportation Network Company |
TSAR |
Transportation Statistics Annual Report |
TSMO |
Transportation Systems Management and Operations |
TPCBP |
Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program |
TPM |
Transportation Performance Management |
TRB |
Transportation Research Board |
TRID |
Transport Research International Documentation |
TTP |
Texas Transportation Plan |
UN |
United Nations |
UPTs |
Unlinked Passenger Trips |
UPWP |
Unified Planning Work Program |
USC |
United States Code |
US BTS |
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
US DOE |
Department of Energy |
US DOT |
United States Department of Transportation |
VMT |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
WFH |
Work From Home |
WTP |
Willingness to Pay |