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3C
continuous, comprehensive, cooperative [metropolitan transportation planning process]
A
A&F
Administration and Finance Committee
AACT
Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA
ABP
Accelerated Bridge Program [MassDOT]
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADT
average daily traffic
AADT
annual average daily traffic
AFC
automated fare collection [system]
AMPO
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
APC
automatic passenger counter
APTA
American Public Transportation Association
ARAN
automatic road analyzer
ARRA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASL
American sign language
ATR
automatic traffic recorder
AVL
automatic vehicle location
AWDT
average weekday daily traffic
B
BCIL
Boston Center for Independent Living
BPDA
Boston Planning and Development Agency, formerly known as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) [City of Boston]
BRA
Boston Redevelopment Authority [City of Boston]
BRT
bus rapid transit
BTD
Boston Transportation Department
C
CA/T
Central Artery/Tunnel [project] (also known as “the Big Dig”)
CAA
Clean Air Act of 1970
CAAA
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CATA
Cape Ann Transportation Authority
CBD
central business district
CFR
Code of Federal Regulation
CHSTP
Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan
CIC
Community Innovation Challenge
CIP
Capital Investment Plan [MassDOT]
CMAQ
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality [federal funding program]
CMP
Congestion Management Process
CNG
compressed natural gas
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
CTPS
Central Transportation Planning Staff
CTTAP
Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program
D
DBMS
Database Management System
DCAMM
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance [Massachusetts]
DCR
Department of Conservation and Recreation
DEIR
draft environmental impact report
DEP
Department of Environmental Protection [Massachusetts]
DMU
diesel multiple unit [transit vehicle]
DTA
dynamic traffic assignment [travel demand modeling]
E
EERPAT
Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy Analysis Tool
EIR
environmental impact report
EIS
environmental impact statement
EJ
environmental justice
EOEEA
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
EOHED
Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
EOHHS
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency [federal]
EPDO
equivalent property damage only [a traffic-related index]
ETC
electronic toll collection
F
FAST Act
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
FDR
functional design report
FEIR
final environmental impact report
FFGA
full funding grant agreement
FFY, FFYs
federal fiscal year, federal fiscal years
FHEA
Fair Housing Equity Assessment
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FMCB
Fiscal and Management Control Board of the MBTA
FONSI
finding of no significant impact
FTA
Federal Transit Administration
G
GANS
grant anticipation notes [municipal bond financing]
GHG
greenhouse gas [as in greenhouse gas emissions]
GIS
geographic information system
GLX
Green Line Extension [Green Line Extension project]
GPS
global positioning system
GTFS
General Transit Feed Specification [data standard]
GWI
global warming index
GWSA
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 [Massachusetts]
H
HOV
high-occupancy vehicle
HPP
high-priority projects
HSIP
Highway Safety Improvement Program [federal funding program]
HTC
Healthy Transportation Compact
I
ICC
Inner Core Committee [MAPC municipal subregion]
IMS
intermodal management system
INVEST
Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool [FHWA]
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IT&S
Information Technology and Systems [CTPS group]
ITDP
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
ITE
Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITS
intelligent transportation systems
J
JARC
Job Access and Reverse Commute [program]
K
L
LAP
language access plan
LCW
Livable Community Workshop
LEP
limited English proficiency
LNG
liquefied natural gas
LOS
level of service
LRTA
Lowell Regional Transit Authority
LRTP
Long-Range Transportation Plan [MPO certification document]
M
MAGIC
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination [MAPC municipal subregion]
MAP-21
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
MAPC
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
MARPA
Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies
MassDOT
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
MassGIS
[Commonwealth’s] Office of Geographic Information Systems
Massport
Massachusetts Port Authority
MassRIDES
MassDOT’s statewide travel options program
MBCR
Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad
MBTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (also known as “the T”)
MCAD
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
MEMA
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
MEPA
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
MGL
Massachusetts general laws
MHS
metropolitan highway system
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MOVES
Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator [EPA air quality model]
MPO
metropolitan planning organization [Boston Region MPO]
MPOinfo
Boston Region MPO’s email contact list
MWGMC
MetroWest Growth Management Committee [MAPC municipal subregion]
MWRC
MetroWest Regional Collaborative [MAPC municipal subregion]
MWRTA
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
N
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NBPD
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NHPP
National Highway Performance Program
NHS
National Highway System
NMHC
non-methane hydrocarbons
NOx
nitrogen oxides
NTD
National Transit Database
NTP
notice to proceed
O
O&M
operations and management
ODCR
Office of Diversity and Civil Rights [MassDOT]
OE
operating expenses
OTA
Office for Transportation Access [MBTA]
OTP
Office of Transportation Planning [MassDOT]
P
PBPP
performance-based planning and programming
PDM
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program [federal]
PEP
Public Engagement Plan [MPO document]
PEV
pedestrian environmental variable
PL
metropolitan planning funds [FHWA] or public law funds
PM
particulate matter [category of air pollution]
PMT
Program for Mass Transportation [MBTA]
ppm
parts per million
PRC
Project Review Committee [MassDOT]
PSAC
Project Selection Advisory Council [MassDOT]
Q
R
RCCs
Regional Coordinating Councils
RIF
roadway inventory file
RMV
Registry of Motor Vehicles [MassDOT division]
ROC
Rider Oversight Committee [MBTA]
ROW
right-of-way
RPA
regional planning agency
RSA
Roadway Safety Audit [FHWA]
RSS
rich site summary [Web, feed]
RTA
regional transit authority
RTAC
Regional Transportation Advisory Council [of the Boston Region MPO]
RTC
Regional Transportation Center
S
SAFE
service and fare equity [Title VI]
SAFETEA-LU
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act−A Legacy for Users
SCCCT
Statewide Coordinating Council on Community Transportation
SCI
sustainable communities initiative
SDO
supplier diversity office
SFY
state fiscal year
SGR
state-of-good repair
SHRP
Strategic Highway Research Program
SHSP
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
SIP
State Implementation Plan
SNAC
special needs advisory committee
SNLA
Small Necessities Leave Act
SORE
statement of revenue and expenses
SOV
single-occupancy vehicle
SPR
Statewide Planning and Research
SRTS
Safe Routes to School [federal program]
STB
State Transportation Building [Boston]
STIP
State Transportation Improvement Program
STP
Surface Transportation Program [federal funding program]
T
TAM
transit asset management
TAP
Transportation Alternatives Program [federal funding program]
TAZ
transportation analysis zone [travel demand modeling term]
TCMs
transportation control measures
TCRP
Transit Cooperative Research Program
TDM
travel-demand management, or transportation-demand management
TE
transportation equity
TEAMS
Travel Efficiency Assessment Method
TIGER
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery [TIGER Discretionary Grant program, federal]
TIP
Transportation Improvement Program [MPO certification document]
Title VI
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
TMA [1]
transportation management area [FTA, FHWA]
TMA [2]
Transportation Management Association
TMC
turning movement counts
TOD
transit-oriented development
TRB
Transportation Research Board
TREDIS
Transportation Economic Development Impact System [software]
TSIMS
Transportation Safety Information Management System
TSM
transportation systems management [FHWA]
U
UFP
ultrafine particles
UPWP
Unified Planning Work Program [MPO certification document]
USDOT
United States Department of Transportation [agency oversees FHWA and FTA]
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UZA
urbanized area
V
V/C
volume-to-capacity ratio
VHT
vehicle-hours traveled
VMS
variable message signs
VMT
vehicle-miles traveled
VOCs
volatile organic compounds [pollutants]
VRH
vehicle revenue-hours
VRM
vehicle revenue-miles
W
WalkBoston
pedestrian advocacy group [Boston area]
WAT
walk-access transit
WMM
weMove Massachusetts [MassDOT planning initiative]
WTS
Women in Transportation Seminar
X
Y
YMM
youMove Massachusetts [MassDOT planning initiative]