AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
ADT |
average daily traffic |
ATPPL |
Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands |
ATS |
alternative transportation system |
BAC |
blood alcohol concentration |
BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
BOO |
Build-Own-Operate |
BOR |
Bureau of Reclamation |
BOT |
Build-Operate-Transfer |
BPI |
Bid Price Index |
BPR |
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads |
BRT |
bus rapid transit |
CAFE |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
CEV |
capacity-equivalent vehicle |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CFS |
Commodity Flow Survey |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program |
Combo |
combination truck |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CREATE |
Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program |
CTAA |
Community Transportation Association of America |
DAR |
Defense Access Road Program |
DBFO |
Design-Build-Finance-Operate |
DBOM |
Design-Build-Operate-Maintain |
DFW |
Dallas/Fort Worth |
DHS |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DMS |
dynamic message signs |
DoD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
DOI |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
DVMT |
daily vehicle miles traveled |
EFM |
Electronic Freight Manifest |
EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
ERFO |
Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads |
FAF |
Freight Analysis Framework |
FARS |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FH |
Forest Highways Program |
FHWA |
U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
FLH |
Federal Lands Highway |
FLHP |
Federal Lands Highway Program |
FLMA |
Federal Lands Management Agency |
FLREA |
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act |
FMCSA |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
FPM |
freight performance manifest |
FTA |
U.S. Federal Transit Administration |
FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
GAN |
Grant Anticipation Note |
GARVEE |
Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
HERS |
Highway Economic Requirements System |
HFCS |
Highway Functional Classification System |
HI |
health index |
HMCRP |
Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
HOT |
high-occupancy toll |
HOV |
high-occupancy vehicle |
HPMS |
Highway Performance Monitoring System |
HPMS-AP |
HPMS Analytical Process |
HSAS |
Homeland Security Advisory System |
HTF |
Highway Trust Fund |
ICM |
integrated corridor management |
IFTWG |
Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group |
IRI |
IRI International Roughness Index |
IRR |
Indian Reservation Roads |
ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
LMHS |
Land Management Highway System |
LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
LPG |
liquefied petroleum gas |
M&O |
management and operations |
MCS |
maintain current spending |
MEI |
maximum economic investment |
MinBCR |
minimum benefit-cost ratio |
MIR |
Military Installation Roads |
MPO |
metropolitan planning organization |
MTA |
Mass Transit Account |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NBI |
National Bridge Inventory |
NBIAS |
National Bridge Investment Analysis System |
NBIS |
National Bridge Inspection Standards |
NCFRP |
National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
NCHRP |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NFSR |
National Forest System Roads |
NHS |
National Highway System |
NHTS |
National Household Travel Survey |
NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NOx |
nitrogen oxide |
NPS |
National Park Service |
NPTS |
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey |
NTD |
National Transit Database |
PCR |
Pavement Condition Rating |
PL |
Public Law |
PLH |
Public Lands Highways |
PLDR |
Public Lands Development Roads |
PMT |
passenger miles traveled |
POV |
privately owned vehicle |
PPP |
public-private partnership |
PRP |
Park Roads and Parkways |
PSR |
Present Serviceability Rating |
PV |
passenger vehicle |
RFP |
Request for Proposals |
RFQ |
Request for Quotation |
RRP |
Refuge Roads Program |
RTD |
Regional Transportation District |
RVD |
recreation visitor day |
SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
SDDC |
Surface Deployment and Distribution Command |
SDDCTEA |
Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency |
SEP-15 |
SEP-15 Special Experimental Project No. 15 |
SIB |
State Infrastructure Bank |
SQC |
Synthesis Quantity, and Condition |
SR |
sufficiency rating |
SSI |
Sensitive Security Information |
STP |
Surface Transportation Program |
STRAHNET |
Strategic Highway Network |
STSIP |
Surface Transportation Security Inspection Program |
SU |
single-unit truck |
SUV |
sports utility vehicle |
TDM |
traffic demand management |
TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
TERM |
Transit Economic Requirements Model |
TEU |
twenty-foot equivalent unit |
TIFIA |
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act |
TMC |
traffic management center |
TOT |
truck-only toll |
TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
TTC |
Trans-Texas Corridor |
TTI |
Texas Transportation Institute |
TVT |
Traffic Volume Trends |
USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
USC |
United States Code |
USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USFS |
U.S. Forest Service |
UZA |
urbanized area |
VII |
vehicle infrastructure integration |
VMS |
variable message sign |
VMT |
vehicle miles traveled |
VRM |
vehicle revenue mile |
V/SF |
volume to service flow |
VSL |
variable speed limit |