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AASHTO American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
AMBAG Association of Monterey Bay Governments
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BLA Bicycle Lane Account
CAG County Association of Governments
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIP Capital Improvement Project
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program
COG Council of Governments
CTC City Transportation Commission
DOT Department of Transportation
DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report
EA Environmental Assessment
EIR Enviromental Impact Report
FC Face of curb
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Act
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FY Fiscal Year
The "Green Book" is the AASHTO policy on geometric design of highways and streets
HES Hazard elimination and Safety
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: Pronounced "Ice Tea," this landmark $155 billion federal legislation signed into law in December 1991 calls for broad changes in the way transportation decisions are made. ISTEA emphasizes diversity and balance of modes, as well as the preservation of existing systems before construction of new facilities.
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITIP Interregional Transportation Improvement Program
LOS Level of Service
LRDP Long Range Development Plan
LTC Local Transportation Commission
MBUAPCD Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Fransisco Bay Area)
MTIS Major Transportation Investment Study
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
PSR Project Study Report
PVTMA Pajaro Valley Transportation Management Association
ROW Right of Way
RFP Request For Proposal
RIP Regional Improvement Program
RTC see SCCRTC
RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement Program
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
SCATMA Santa Cruz Area Tranportation Management Association
SCCRTC Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
SCMTD Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
SHOPP State Highway Operations and Protection Program
SR1 State Route 1
SR9 State Route 9
STA ???
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
STP Surface Transportation Program (also pronounced stip)
TAMC Transportation Agency for Monterey County
TDA Transportation Development Act
TDM Transportation Demand Management: Low-cost ways to reduce demand by automobiles on the transportation system, such as programs to promote telecommuting, flextime and ridesharing. TEA Transportation Enhancement Activities Program
TEA Transportation Enhancement Activities: An ISTEA-created funding category. Ten percent of STP monies must be set aside for projects that enhance the compatibility of transportation facilities with their surroundings. Examples of TEA projects include bicycle and pedestrian paths, restoration of rail depots or other historic transportation facilities, acquisition of scenic or open space lands next to travel corridors, and murals or other public art projects.
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TMP Transportation Master Plan
TND Traditional Neighborhood Design
TMA Transportation Management Association
UCSC University of California at Santa Cruz
ULI Urban Land Institute
UZA ???