Glossary of transportation acronyms

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Glossary of transportation-related acronyms

Intended to help you make some sense of the shorthand (acronyms) that can sometimes make government difficult to understand 

Acronym
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments          PCI Pavement Condition Index
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act PDA Priority Development Area
AVAA Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority PSR Project Study Report
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District                RACC Regional Agency Coordinating Committee
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit RFP Request for Proposal
BATA Bay Area Toll Authority RFQ Request for Qualifications
BRT Bus Rapid Transit RM2 Regional Measure 2 (bridge toll)
Caltrans     California Dept. of Transportation RTEP Regional Transit Expansion Program
CEQA Califormia Environmental Quality Act RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement Program
CIP Capital Investment Program RTP Regional Transportation Plan
CMA's Congestion Management Agencies SAFE Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways
CMAQ

Congestion Mitgation and Air

Quality Improvement Program

SAFETEA-LU  

Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation

Equity Act- A Legacy for Users

CMP Congestion Management Program SCS Sustainable Communities Strategies
CTC California Transportation Commission SR State Route
EIR Environmental Impact Report SRS Safe Routes to School
FHWA Federal Highway Administration SOV Single Occupant Vehicle
FTA Federal Transit Administration STA State Transit Assistance
FY Fiscal Year STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
GHG Greenhouse Gas STP Surface Transportation Program
HIP Housing Incentive Program TMC Transportation Control Measure
HOT High Occupancy Toll TCRP Traffic Congestion Relief Program
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle TDA Transportation Development Act
IFB Invitation for Bid TDM Transportation Demand Management/Model
ITIP

State Interregional Transportation

Improvement Program

TEA Transportation Enhancement Activities
LIFT Low-Income Flexible Transportation TEA 21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
LOS Level of Service TFCA Transportation Fund for Clean Air
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization TIP Transportation Improvement Program
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission TLC Transportation for Livable Communities
MTS Metropolitan Transportation System TMP Traffic Management Plan
NCTPA Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency TMS Transportation Management System
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act TOD Transit-Oriented Development
NOC Notice of Completion TOS Transportation Operations System
NOD Notice of Determination VHD Vehicle Hours of Delay
NOP Notice of Preparation VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
NVTA Napa Valley Transportation Authority