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

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