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Acronyms

AADT: Average Annual Daily Traffic
AASHTO: American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT: Average Daily Traffic
APA: American Planning Association
APTA: American Public Transit Association
AQP: Air Quality Partnership
BCPC: Bucks County Planning Commission
CAAA: Clean Air Act Amendments
CAM: Computer-Assisted Mapping
CBD: Central Business District
CE: Categorical Exclusion (Environmental Clearance)
CMAQ: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (Federal Funding)
CMS: Congestion Management System
CMSA: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area
CO: Carbon Monoxide
CPI: Consumer Price Index
CTD: SEPTA City Transit Division
CY: Calendar Year
CZM: Coastal Zone Management
DelDOT: Delaware Department of Transportation
DELEP: Delaware Estuary Program
DRBC: Delaware River Basin Commission
DRPA: Delaware River Port Authority
DU: Dwelling Unit
DVRPC: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
DVGMTE: Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force
EA: Environmental Assessment
EDC: Economic Development Coalition
EIS: Environmental Impact Study
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FFY: Federal Fiscal Year (October 1 to September 30)
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
FONSI: Finding of No Significant Impact (Environmental Clearance)
FTA: Federal Transit Administration
FY: Fiscal Year (July 1 to June 30)
GIS: Geographic Information System
GRH: Guaranteed Ride Home
HAZMAT: Hazardous Material
HCM: Highway Capacity Manual
HHW: Household Hazardous Waste
HFCS: Highway Functional Classification System
HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle
HPMS: Highway Performance Monitoring System
IMS: Intermodal Management System
IREG: Information Resources Exchange Group
ISTEA: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1991 Federal Funding)
ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITS: Intelligent Transportation System
IVHS: Intelligent Vehicle Highway System
LOS: Level of Service
LRT: Light Rail Transit
MAP: Mobility Alternatives Program
MCPC: Montgomery County Planning Commission
MDDOT: Maryland Department of Transportation
MIS: Major Investment Study (No Longer Required)
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPO: Metropolitan Planning Organization
MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area
MUTCD: Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NARC: National Association of Regional Councils
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NHS: National Highway System (Highway Funding)
NJDEP: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJDOT: New Jersey Department of Transportation
NJOSP: New Jersey Office of State Planning
NJTRO: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
NJT: New Jersey Transit
NOX: Oxides of Nitrogen
NPS: National Park Service
NJS&D: New Jersey Study & Development (TIP Process)
O3: Ozone
PADEP: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PADCNR: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
PCC: Policy Coordination Committee (of DVRPC)
PCPC: Philadelphia City Planning Commission
PE: Preliminary Engineering
PEC: Pennsylvania Environmental Council
PEL: Pennsylvania Economy League
PEMA: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
PIDC: Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
PATCO: Port Authority Transit Corporation
PMC: Program Management Committee (PennDOT)
PMS Pavement Management System
PMSA: Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area
PPA: Pennsylvania Planning Association
PRC: Pennsylvania Resource Council
PRD: Program and Development
PRM: Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Aquifer
PTC: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
PTR: Portable Traffic Recorder
PUD: Planned Unit Development
PUT: Pottstown Urban Transit
PWP: Planning Work Program
RAC: Regional Aviation Committee (of DVRPC)
RAQC: Regional Air Quality Committee
RASP: Regional Aviation Systems Plan
RCC: Regional Citizens Committee (of DVRPC)
RMS: Roadway Management System
ROW: Right of Way
RRD: Regional Rail Division (of SEPTA)
RTC: Regional Transportation Committee (of DVRPC)
SAR: Share-A-Ride
SASP: State Airport System Plan
SCORP: State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
S & D: Study and Development
SDC: State Data Centers
SDRP: State Development and Redevelopment Plan (New Jersey)
SEPTA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SIP: State Improvement Plan (for air quality)
SOV: Single Occupant Vehicle
SRHPP: Supportive Regional Highway Planning Program (pass-through of highway funds to member governments)
STD: Suburban Transit Division (SEPTA)
STIP: State Transportation Improvement Plan (for air quality)
STP: Surface Transportation Program (highway funds)
STU: STP Funds Allocated to Urban Areas
SWAC: Solid Waste Advisory Council
TAQ: Transportation - Air Quality
TAQP: Transportation Air Quality Planning
TCM: Transportation Control Measures
TCSP: Transportation Community Systems Preservation
TDM: Transportation Demand Management
TDR: Transfer of Development Rights
TEA-21: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998 Federal Funding)
TE: Transportation Enhancements
TIP: Transportation Improvement Program
TIS: Transportation Investment Study
TMA: Transportation Management Association
TMS: Traffic Monitoring System
TRB: Transportation Research Board
TSP: Transit Support Program (pass-through of transit funds to member governments and operating agencies
USDOT: United States Department of Transportation
USEPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
UWAG: Urban Waterfront Action Group
VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds (Air Quality Emissions)
VMT: Vehicle Miles Traveled (measure of total miles traveled in a given area over a period of time)
WILMAPCO: Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Council
WQMP: Water Quality Management Plan