Glossary
Acronym Term
23 CFR 450.............................Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 450
28E............................................................Agreement - Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa
3-C.......Continuing, Comprehensive and Cooperative Transportation Planning Process
AA.......................................................................................Alternatives Analysis
AADT.........................................................................Average Annual Daily Traffic
AASHTO............American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACS..........................................................................American Community Survey
ADA.......................................................................Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT......................................................................................Average Daily Traffic
AFV..................................................................................Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
AFZ.............................................................................................Auto-Free Zone
AIP.........................................................................Airport Improvement Program
ALAS..........................................................Accident Location and Analysis System
AMOCO.............................................................................American Oil Company
AMPO.......................................Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
AMTRAK...................................................National Passenger Railroad Association
APA.......................................................................American Planning Association
APTA...............................................................American Public Transit Association
APTS.........................................................Advanced Public Transportation System
AQI............................................................................................Air Quality Index
ARTS..........................................................Advanced Rural Transportation System
ARZ....................................................................................Auto-Restricted Zone
ASCE................................................................American Society of Civil Engineers
ATA........................................................................American Trucking Association
ATAA.............................................................Air Transport Association of America
ATIS...........................................................Advanced Traveler Information System
ATMS.......................................................Advanced Traveler Management System
ATR.............................................................................Automatic Traffic Recorder
BEA....................................Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce
BNSF..............................................Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company
BRT...........................................................................................Bus Rapid Transit
BTS..................................................................Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BY.......................................................................................................Base Year
CAA.................................................................................................Clean Air Act
CAAA.................................................................Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990
CAP.......................................................................................Cost Allocation Plan
CBD.................................................................................Central Business District
CBP.......................................................................Customs and Border Protection
CFR............................................................................Code of Federal Regulations
CHSP.............................................................Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
CIP..........................................................................Capital Improvement Program
CIRTPA.................................Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance
CLU......................................................................................Compatible Land Use
CMAQ...........................................................Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
CMP...................................................................Congestion Management Process
CMS....................................................................Congestion Management System
COFC...................................................................................Container On Flat Car
COG.................................................................................Council of Governments
CPI......................................................................................Consumer Price Index
CTPP........................................................Census Transportation Planning Package
CVO.......................................................................Commercial Vehicle Operations
CY..................................................................................................Calendar Year
CyRide........................................................................Ames Public Transit Agency
DA........................................................................................Discretionary Award
DART...................................................Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
DEIS...........................................................Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DMS................................................................................Dynamic Message Signs
DNR...................................................................Department of Natural Resources
DOT........................................................................Department of Transportation
DSM....................................................................Des Moines International Airport
dTIMS.......................................Deighton Total Infrastructure Management System
E&H.................................................................................Elderly and Handicapped
EA...............................................................................Environmental Assessment
EIS......................................................................Environmental Impact Statement
EJ........................................................................................Environmental Justice
EMS...........................................................................Emergency Medical Services
EPA....................................................................Environmental Protection Agency
FAA......................................................................Federal Aviation Administration
FBO......................................................................................Fixed Base Operator
FEMA.......................................................Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFCS.........................................................Federal Functional Classification System
FFY.........................................................................................Federal Fiscal Year
FHWA...................................................................Federal Highway Administration
FLOWSIM..............................................................Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
FONSI...................................................................Finding of No Significant Impact
FR...............................................................................................Federal Register
FRA.......................................................................Federal Railroad Administration
FTA.........................................................................Federal Transit Administration
FTZ.........................................................................................Foreign Trade Zone
FY.......................................................................................................Fiscal Year
GA..............................................................................................General Aviation
GASB......................................................Government Accounting Standards Board
GDMP...................................................................Greater Des Moines Partnership
GIS.......................................................................Geographic Information System
GMAC..........................................................Goods Movement Advisory Committee
GPS..............................................................................Global Positioning System
HAR.................................................................................Highway Advisory Radio
HAZMAT...............................................................................Hazardous Materials
HBRRP.................................Highway Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Program
HES............................................................Hazard Elimination and Safety Program
HIRTA..........................................................Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency
HOV.................................................................................High Occupancy Vehicle
HSIP...........................................................Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSR.............................................................................................High Speed Rail
HTF........................................................................................Highway Trust Fund
HY..................................................................................................Horizon Year
HY 2030 LRTP..............................Horizon Year 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan
HY 2035 MTP..............................Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
I-235................................................................................................Interstate 235
ICAAP...........................................................Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program
IDOT................................................................Iowa Department of Transportation
IGIC...............................................................Iowa Geographic Information Council
IJR........................................................................Interchange Justification Report
IKV..................................................................................Ankeny Regional Airport
IM....................................................................................Interstate Maintenance
InTrans.......................................Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University
IPMP...........................................................Iowa Pavement Management Program
IPTA.......................................................................Iowa Public Transit Association
ISTEA.................................Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
ITS...................................................................Intelligent Transportation Systems
JARC.....................................................Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
JIT....................................................................................................Just-In-Time
JT........................................................................................Jurisdictional Transfer
LDI..............................................................................Locally Determined Income
LEED........................................Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design
LOS.............................................................................................Level of Service
LRTP....................................................................Long-Range Transportation Plan
MAGLEV.......................................................Magnetically Levitated Transportation
MITSIM.....................................................................Microscopic Traffic Simulator
MOE...............................................................................Measure of Effectiveness
MOU.....................................................................Memorandum of Understanding
MRRI......................................................................Midwest Regional Rail Initiative
MSA.........................................................................Metropolitan Statistical Area
MTP....................................................................Metropolitan Transportation Plan
MTPC.........................................................Metropolitan Trails Planning Committee
MUTCD...................................................Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NAAQS......................................................National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAIPN..........................................................North American Inland Ports Network
NASCO......................................................North American SuperCorridor Coalition
National Guidance...............Guidance for Conducting Environmental Justice Analyses
NEPA.....................................................National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NHS.............................................................................National Highway System
NHTS..........................................National Household Travel Survey (formerly NPTS)
NLCD......................................................................National Land Cover Database
Non-NHS.................................................................Non-National Highway System
NPRM....................................................................Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NRHP...............................................................National Register of Historic Places
NTAD.........................................................National Transportation Atlas Database
NWI...........................................................................National Wetlands Inventory
OTRB.......................................................Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program
PAB.................................................................................Planning Area Boundary
PCI...............................................................................Pavement Condition Index
PFC...............................................................................Passenger Facility Charge
PL.................................................................................................Planning Funds
PM2.5.................................Particulate Matter of 2.5 Microns in Diameter or Smaller
PMS.....................................................................Pavement Management System
PPP.................................................................................Public Participation Plan
PTMS................Public Transportation Facilities and Equipment Management System
PTP.........................................................................Passenger Transportation Plan
Quad Cities...................Davenport, IA; Burlington, IA; Rock Island, IL; and, Moline, IL
REMI......................................................................Regional Economic Models, Inc.
RFP......................................................................................Request for Proposal
RISE....................................................................Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy
ROD.......................................................................................Record of Decisions
RPA............................................................................Regional Planning Affiliation
RPC..........................................................................Regional Planning Committee
RPZ.................................................................................Runway Protection Zone
RUTF.......................................................................................Road Use Tax Fund
SAFETEA-LU.................................................................................................. ..Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
Section 5303..........................FTA Funding Program - Metropolitan Planning Program
Section 5307.......................FTA Funding Program - Urbanized Area Formula Program
Section 5309..............................FTA Funding Program - Capital Investment Program
Section 5310.....................................FTA Funding Program - Special Needs Program
Section 5311................FTA Funding Program - Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program
Section 5316...............FTA Funding Program - Job Access Reverse Commute Program
Section 5317.....................................FTA Funding Program - New Freedom Program
SHPO.................................................................State Historic Preservation Office
SI&A..................................................................Structure Inventory and Appraisal
SIC......................................................................Standard Industrial Classification
SICL.........................................................Safety Improvement Candidate Location
SIP.........................................................State Implementation Plan for Air Quality
SOV...............................................................................Single Occupancy Vehicle
SPR..................................................................State Planning and Research Funds
SRTS..................................................................................Safe Routes to School
STA.................................................................................State Transit Assistance
STIP....................................................State Transportation Improvement Program
STP......................................................................Surface Transportation Program
STP TE.......................Surface Transportation Program Transportation Enhancement
STPP.............................................................Surface Transportation Policy Project
Task Force..................................................................Growth Scenario Task Force
TAZ................................................................Traffic/Transportation Analysis Zone
TCSP.................................Transportation and Community and System Preservation
TDF ............................................................................Travel Demand Forecasting
TDM ...................................................................................Travel Demand Model
TDM.............................................................Transportation Demand Management
TE............................................................................Transportation Enhancement
TEA-21 .............................................Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TIF..................................................................................Tax Increment Financing
TIME-21................Transportation Investment Moves the Economy in the 21st Century
TIP...............................................................Transportation Improvement Program
TJ......................................................................................Transfer of Jurisdiction
TMA..................................................................Transportation Management Area
TMA.........................................................Transportation Management Association
TMAC..........................................Transportation Management Advisory Committee
TMC............................................................................Traffic Management Center
TOFC........................................................................................Trailer on Flat Car
TPMS...............................................Transportation Program Management System
TRANSIMS......................................Transportation Analysis and Simulation System
TRB........................................................................Transportation Research Board
TSA..................................................................................Transit Supportive Area
TTC................................................................Transportation Technical Committee
UPWP....................................................................Unified Planning Work Program
USC........................................................................................United States Code
UZA.............................................................................................Urbanized Area
VHT...................................................................................Vehicle Hours Traveled
VMT....................................................................................Vehicle Miles Traveled
WRA................................................................Wastewater Reclamation Authority
