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The transportation community (and related governmental regulatory/advisory
authorities), like many, has built up its own set of terms to describe various
agencies, programs, and funding area. The following is a translation of
many of the more common acronyms in use in the Southeastern United States.
Please click on the letter below to proceed to that definition block.
Links are also provided where available.
A:
| ACT
|
Association
for Commuter Transportation |
| ADA |
Americans with
Disabilities Act |
| ARC |
Atlanta Regional
Commission - Atlanta area MPO |
| APTA |
American Public
Transportation Association |
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B:
|
BATMA
|
Buckhead Area
TMA |
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BRPC
|
Birmingham
Regional Planning Commission - Birmingham metro MPO |
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C:
|
CAC
|
Clean Air Campaign
- public education and awareness cooperative venture funded primarily
through ARC and MACC (Also
Clean Air Coalition - organized by the American Lung Association) |
|
CBD
|
Central Business
District |
| CCT |
Cobb Community
Transit |
| CCTMA |
Clifton Corridor
TMA (Emory
University/CDC area) |
| CDC |
Centers for
Disease Control (Atlanta) |
| CDL |
Commercial
Drivers License |
| CID |
Community Improvement
District |
| CMAQ |
Congestion
Mitigation & Air Quality improvement (funding category within TEA-21 and
ISTEA) |
| CNG |
Compressed
Natural Gas (Alternate Fuel) |
| CTN |
Cumberland
Transportation Network (Cobb County - Platinum Triangle area TMA) |
| CUTR |
Center for
Urban Transportation Research (Florida) |
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D:
|
DEIS
|
Draft Environmental
Impact Statement |
|
DFCS
|
Department
of Family and Children's Services |
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DHR
|
Department
of Human Resources |
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DMV
|
Department
of Motor Vehicles |
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DOL
|
Department
of Labor |
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DSS
|
Department
of Social Services |
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E:
|
EIS
|
Environmental
Impact Statement |
| ESC |
Employer Services
Committee |
| ETC |
Employee Transportation
Coordinator |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
| EPD |
Environmental
Protection Division (Georgia) |
| EV |
Electric Vehicle
(Alternate Fuel) |
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F:
|
FEIN
|
Federal Employer
Identification Number |
|
FHWA
|
Federal HighWay
Administration |
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FTA
|
Federal Transit
Administration (superceded UMTA) |
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G:
|
GDOT
|
Georgia Department
of Transportation |
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GA EPD
|
Georgia Environmental
Protection Division |
|
GBA
|
Georgia Building
Authority (administers SECAP) |
|
GIS
|
Geographic
Information System |
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GRH
|
Guaranteed
Ride Home |
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GRTA
|
Georgia Regional
Transit Authority |
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H:
|
HOV
|
High Occupancy
Vehicle (usually refers to a lane of traffic, HOV-2, HOV-3, HOV-4, etc.
which determines the minimum number of occupants in a single vehicle
to qualify to use the lane.) |
|
HTTP
|
Hyper Text
Transfer Page (usually: http://) |
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I:
|
ISTEA
|
Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (primary transit funding bill,
superceded by TEA-21) |
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L:
| LCDC |
Land Conservation
& Development Commission |
| LDC |
Local Development
Committee |
| LID |
Local Improvement
District |
| LRT |
Light Rail
Transit |
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M:
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MACC
|
Metro Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce |
| MAGLEV |
MAGnetic LEVitation
(Alternate Fuel) |
| MARTA |
Metropolitan
Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority |
| MATI |
Metro Atlanta
Transportation Initiative |
| MIS |
Major Investment
Study (Also Management Information System) |
| MPC |
Media Planning
Committee |
| MPO |
Metropolitan
Planning Organization |
| MVR |
Motor Vehicle
Record/Report |
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N:
|
NEPA
|
National Environmental
Policy Act |
|
NTIS
|
National Technical
Information Service |
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O:
|
OEM
|
Original Equipment
Manufacturer |
|
OSHA
|
Occupational
Safety & Health Administration (DOL) |
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P:
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PE
|
Preliminary
Engineering (also Professional Engineer) |
| PRT |
Personal Rapid
Transit |
|
PSG
|
Partnership
for a Smog-Free Georgia (administered by EPD) |
| PTC |
Perimeter Transportation
Coalition - Perimeter area TMA operating
in parts of Fulton & DeKalb County |
| PTN |
Primary Transit
Network |
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R:
| RBC |
Regional Business
Coalition (11 Metro Atlanta chambers of commerce) |
| RFP |
Request for
Proposal |
| RTP |
Regional Transportation
Plan |
| RUGGO |
Regional Urban
Growth Goals and Objectives |
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S:
|
SCAT
|
Southern Coalition
for Alternative Transportation |
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SECAP
|
State Employees
Commuter Assistance Program (administered by the GBA) |
|
SLED
|
State Law Enforcement
Division (a criminal background check - South Carolina) |
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SMSA
|
Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Area |
| SOV |
Single Occupancy
Vehicle |
| STIP |
State Transportation
Improvement Plan |
| STPP |
Surface Transportation
Policy Project |
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T:
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance
to Needy Families |
| TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
| TDOT |
Tennessee Department
of Transportation |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st century (superceded
ISTEA) |
| TGM |
Transportation Growth Management |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Plan |
| TMA |
Transportation Management Association |
| TPR |
Transportation Planning Rule |
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U:
|
UMTA
|
Urban Mass
Transportation Administration (superceded by FTA) |
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UPWP
|
Unified Planning
Work Program |
| UGB |
Urban Growth Boundary
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V:
| VMT |
Vehicle Miles
Traveled |
| VPSI |
Van Pool Services
Incorporated |
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