Transportation Acronyms/Initialisms: What does this mean?
AAR |
Association of American Railroads |
AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
ADT |
Average Daily Traffic |
APA |
American Planning Association |
APR |
Advanced Planning Report |
ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
ATSSA |
American Traffic Safety Services Association |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
DMS |
Dynamic Message Signs |
EA |
Environmental Assessment |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EPD |
Expedited Project Delivery |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FBO |
fixed base operator |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FONSI |
Finding Of No Significant Impact |
FRA |
Federal Railroad Administration |
FSR |
Final Scoping Report |
FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
GHSO |
Governor’s Highway Safety Office |
HES |
Hazard Elimination Safety |
HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
ITE |
Institute of Transportation Engineers |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System |
LIC |
Local Interstate Connector |
LM |
log mile |
LTAP |
Local Transportation Assistance Program |
MAP-21 |
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century |
MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
NASAO |
National Association of State Aviation Officials |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NHI |
National Highway Institute |
NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
OCT |
Office of Community Transportation |
PE |
Preliminary Engineering |
PM |
Project Manager |
PMS |
Pavement Management System |
PPRM |
Program, Project & Resource Management System |
PS&E |
Plans, Specifications, and Estimates |
RAC |
Record-A-Comment |
RFP |
Request for proposal |
RPO |
Rural Planning Organizations |
RR |
Railroad |
RTA |
Regional Transportation Authority |
SASHTO |
Southern Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Office |
SHRP |
Strategic Highway Research Program |
SIA |
State Industrial Access |
STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
STP |
Surface Transportation Program |
TDEC |
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
TIP |
Transportation Improvement Plan |
TMC |
Transportation Management Center |
TRB |
Transportation Research Board |
TRIMS |
Tennessee Roadway Information Management System |
TSIS |
TDOT SmartWay Information System |
TTAP |
Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program |
VMT |
Vehicle Miles of Travel |
