Acronyms/Abbreviations
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AASHTO................... American Association of State & Highway Transportation Officials

AADT........................ Average Annual Daily Traffic

ACP......................... Asphalt Concrete Pavement

ADA......................... Americans with Disabilities Act

ADT.......................... Average Daily Traffic

A/I, AI....................... Arc Info; Artificial Intelligence

APTA........................ American Public Transit Association

APTS........................ Advanced Public Transportation System

AQIP........................ Air Quality Implementation Program

ASM......................... Acceleration Simulation Mode

ATIS......................... Advanced Traveler Information System

ATMS....................... Advanced Traffic Management Systems

AVI........................... Automated Vehicle Identification System

AVL.......................... Automatic Vehicle Location

AWDT....................... Average Weekday Traffic

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BAB................... Bicycle Advisory Board

BACT.................. Best Available Control Technology

BACM................. Best Available Control Measure

BNIP................... Bridge Needs Improvement Process

BRF.................... Bridge Replacement Funds

BRM................... Bridge Replacement Metropolitan Areas

BRP................... Bridge Replacement on the Primary System (Old Program)

BRS................... Bridge Replacement of the Secondary System

BST.................... Bituminous Surface Treatment

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CAA................... Clean Air Act of 1970

CAAA................. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

CAL3QHC........... Air Quality Modeling Software for Intersection Analysis

CAL3QHCR......... Updated Version of CAL3QHC

CAP................... Clean Air Program

CAPP................. County Arterial Preservation Program

CAW.................. Clean Air Washington Act

CB...................... Census Block

CBD................... Central Business District

CDBG................. Community Development Block Grant

CDF.................... Community Development Funds

CMAQ................ Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (ISTEA Funding)

CMS................... Congestion Management System (ISTEA Program)

CMS……………….Concurrency Management System (GMA requirement)

CMSA................. Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area

CO..................... Carbon Monoxide

COG................... Council of Governments

CRAB................. County Road Administration Board

CT...................... Census Tract

CTPP.................. Census Transportation Planning Package

CTR.................... Commute Trip Reduction

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DNS................... Determination of Non-Significance

DOE................... Department of Ecology (State) Department of Energy (U.S.)

DOT.................... Department of Transportation (U.S. or State)

DU...................... Dwelling Unit

DUA................... Dwelling Units per Acre

DVMT................. Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel

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ED...................... Enumeration District

EDC................... Economic Development Council

E&D................... Elderly and Disabled

EIS..................... Environmental Impact Statement

EPA................... Environmental Protection Agency

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FAI..................... Federal Aid Interstate

FAP.................... Federal Aid Primary System

FAM................... Federal Aid Municipal

FAME................. Freeway and Arterial Management Effort

FAS.................... Federal Aid Secondary

FAU.................... Federal Aid Urban

FFY.................... Federal Fiscal Year

FGTS.................. Freight and Goods Transportation System

FHWA................ Federal Highway Administration

FIRE................... Fire, Insurance, Real Estate

FTA.................... Federal Transit Administration

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GBF/DIME.......... Geographic Base File / Dual Independent Map Encoding (pre 1990)

GCPF................. Grade Crossing Protection Fund

GIS..................... Geographic Information System

GMA................... Growth Management Act

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HAR................... Highway Advisory Radio

HAVS................. Health Activity Volunteer Services

HC...................... Hydrocarbons

HCM................... Highway Capacity Manual

HCS................... Highway Capacity Software

HCT.................... High Capacity Transit

HCTS.................. High Capacity Transportation Study

HERS................. Highway Economic Requirements System

HES................... Hazard Elimination Safety

HOV................... High Occupancy Vehicle

HPMS................. Highway Performance Monitoring Systems

HTF.................... Highway Trust Fund

HU...................... Housing Unit

HVAC................. Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning

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I-90..................... Interstate Route 90

I/C...................... Interchange

ID Team.............. Interdisciplinary Team

ITD..................... Idaho Transportation Department

IMS.................... Intermodal Management System

ISTEA................. Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

ITE..................... Institute of Transportation Engineers

ITS..................... Intelligent Transportation Systems

IVHS................... Intelligent Vehicle Highway System

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JIT…………………Just-in-Time delivery systems

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KMPO................ Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization

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LID..................... Local Improvement District

LOS.................... Level of Service

LRP.................... Long Range Plan

LRT.................... Light Rail Transit

LU...................... Land Use

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MAB................... Metropolitan Area Boundary

MDE................... Measure of Effectiveness

MDNS................. Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance

MFDU................. Multi-Family Dwelling Unit

MIA……………….Major Investment Analysis

MIS.................... Major Investment Study

MOBILE5b.......... Regional Air Quality Modeling Software (For Emissions Analysis)

MOBILE6............ Regional Air Quality Modeling Software (For Emissions Analysis)

MOP................... Measure of Performance

MP..................... Mile Post

MPA................... Metropolitan Planning Area

MPO................... Metropolitan Planning Organization

MSA................... Metropolitan Statistical Area

MTP................... Metropolitan Transportation Plan

MVT................... Motor Vehicle Trips

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NAA................... Nonattainment Area

NAICS................ North American Industrial Classification System

NAAQS............... National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NBI..................... National Bridge Inventory

NBIS................... National Bridge Inspection Standards

NCAP................. Intersection Modeling Software (For Level of Service Analysis)

NCHRP............... National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NEPA................. National Environmental Policy Act

NHS................... National Highway System

NOx.................... Nitrogen Oxide Pollutants

NTI..................... National Transit Institute

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Oz...................... Ozone

OA..................... Obligation Authority

O-D.................... Origin-Destination (Survey or Zone)

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P&A................... Production and Attraction

PCCP................. Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

PE...................... Preliminary Engineering

PLSS.................. Public Land Survey System

PM-2.5................ Particulate Matter - 2.5 Microns in size and less

PM-10................. Particulate Matter-10 Microns

PMS................... Pavement Management System (ISTEA)

PPD................... Seasonal Pounds Per Day      

PPM................... Parts Per Million

PSR................... Pavement Serviceability Rating

PS&Es................Plans, Specifications and Estimates

PTBA.................. Public Transportation Benefit Area

PTMS................. Public Transportation Management System

PTSA.................. Public Transportation Systems Account

PUD................... Planned Unit Development

PUMS……………..Public User Microdata System

PWTF................. Public Works Trust Fund (Funding Program)

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RACM................. Reasonable Available Control Measures

RACT.................. Reasonable Available Control Technology

RAP................... Rural Arterial Program

RCW.................. Regional Councils of Washington

RFP.................... Requests for Proposals

RFP.................... Reasonable Further Progress

RID..................... Road Improvement District

ROW.................. Right of Way

RRP................... Railroad Protection Fund

RRS................... Railroad Safety

RTA.................... Regional Transportation Authority

RTP.................... Regional Transportation Project

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S9...................... System 9 (GIS Software)

SCA................... Small City Account

SEE................... Social, Economic, and Environmental (Effects)

SFDU................. Single Family Dwelling Unit

SIC..................... Standard Industrial Classification

SIP..................... State Implementation Plan (For Air Quality)

SMSA................. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

SO2.................... Sulfur Dioxide

SOV................... Single Occupancy Vehicle

SR...................... State Route

SRTC.................. Spokane Regional Transportation Council

STA.................... Spokane Transit Authority

STEP.................. Service in Transportation Enhancement Project

STF.................... Summary Tape File (Census Bureau Data Classification)

STIP................... Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

STP.................... Surface Transportation Program (Funding through ISTEA)

STRAHNET......... Strategic Highway Network

SVA................... South Valley Arterial

Synchro.............. Intersection Capacity Analysis Computer Model

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TAZ.................... Transportation Analysis Zone

TBD.................... Transportation Benefit District

TC...................... Transportation Community

TCM................... Transportation Control Measure

TCP.................... Transportation Control Plan

TDM................... Transportation Demand Management

TDP.................... Transit Development Plan

TEA-21............... Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TIA..................... Transportation Improvement Account

TIB..................... Transportation Improvement Board

TIGER................. Topological Integrated Geographic Encoding & Referencing (1990)

TIP..................... Transportation Improvement Program

TMA................... Transportation Management Areas

TMA................... Transportation Management Association

TMC................... Transportation Management Center

TMODEL2........... Travel Demand Computer Simulation Model

TMP................... Transit Monitoring Program

TMS................... Traffic Management System

TPY.................... Tons Per Year

TRAC.................. Washington State Transportation Center

TRB.................... Transportation Research Board

TSC.................... Transportation Steering Committee

TSM................... Transportation Systems Management

TSP.................... Total Suspended Particulates

TTC.................... Transportation Technical Committee

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UAB................... Urban Arterial Board

UAB................... Urban Area Boundary

UATA.................. Urban Arterial Trust Account

UGA………………Urban Growth Area

UGB……………….Urban Growth Boundary

UIA..................... Urban Impact Area

UMTA................. Urban Mass Transportation Administration (Now FTA)

UPWP................ Unified Planning Work Program

URISA................ Urban & Regional Information Systems Association

USDOE............... United States Department of Ecology

USDOT............... United States Department of Transportation

UZA.................... Urbanized Area

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V/C..................... Volume to Capacity Ratio

VISSIM................Visualization & Corridor Model

VISUM.................Travel Demand Model

VMT................... Vehicle Miles Traveled

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WAC.................. Washington Administrative Code

WACO................ Washington Association of County Officials

WSDOE.............. Washington State Department of Ecology

WSDOT.............. Washington State Department of Transportation

WSEO................ Washington State Energy Office

WSTC................. Washington State Transportation Commission

WTPI.................. Washington Transportation Policy Institute

WWW................ Worldwide Web (Internet)

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