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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

AA Alternative Analysis
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
APA American Planning Association
ATMS Advanced Traffic Management System

CBD Central Business District
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (a Federal transportation term)
C-TRAN Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority
CUED Council for Urban Economic Development
CWA Clean Water Act

DEIS See PE/DEIS
DEQ Department of Environmental Quality
DLCD Department of Land Conservation and Development
DSL The Division of State Lands

ESEE Economic, Social, Environmental and Energy
ETAC Economic Technical Advisory Committee (Metro)

FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration (formerly UMTA)
FY Fiscal Year

GMA Growth Management Act (State of Washington)
Goal 5 TAC Goal 5 Technical Advisory Committee (Metro)

HCT High Capacity Transit
HOV High-Occupancy Vehicle

IGA Intergovernmental Agreement
IRC Intergovernmental Resource Center (replaced by RTC)

JPACT Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (Regional)

LCDC Land Conservation and Development Commission (State)
LID Local Improvement Districts
LOS Level of Service
LRT Light Rail Transit (MAX)
LUBA Land Use Board of Appeals

MCCI Metro Council for Citizen Involvement
MPAC Metro Policy Advisory Committee
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization (Metro)
MSTIP Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program
MTAC Metro Technical Advisory Committee
MTIP Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Services (now know as NOAA)
NOAA Formally NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
NHS National Highway System

OAR Oregon Administrative Rules
OBIA Oregon Builders Industry Association
ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation (State)
ORS Oregon Revised Statutes
OTC Oregon Transportation Commission
OTP Oregon Transportation Plan

PE/DEIS Preliminary Engineering/Draft Environmental Impact Statement
PMG Project Management Group
Pre-AA Preliminary Alternatives Analysis

RIB Regional Investment Board
R.O.W. Right of Way
RTP Regional Transportation Plan (Metro)
RUGGO Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives

SCS Soil Conservation Services
SDC System Development Charges
SOV Single-Occupancy Vehicle
STP Scalable Test Platform

TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TCL Transit Choices for Livability
TDM Transportation Demand Management
TEA-21 Transportation Efficiency Act – 21st Century
TIF Traffic Impact Fee
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TMA Transportation Management Act
TMAC Transportation Management Advisory Committee
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
TOD Transportation-Oriented Development
TPAC Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (Regional)
TPR Transportation Planning Rule (State)
TSP Transportation System Plan
TriMet Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District
TSM Transportation System Management

UGB Urban Growth Boundary
USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled

WRPAC Water Resources Advisory Committee (Regional)