appendix b - Glossary appendix b

 

 

 

Names and Titles

 

ANCA             Adirondack North Country Association

ATMS             Advanced Traffic Management System (a.k.a. ITS)

BRT                 Bus Rapid Transit

CDRPC           Capital District Regional Planning Commission

CDTA              Capital District Transportation Authority

CDTC              Capital District Transportation Committee

FHWA             Federal Highway Administration

FTA                 Federal Transit Administration

HBRR              Highway Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement

ISTEA             Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

ITS                  Intelligent Transportation Systems

IVHS               Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (a.k.a. ITS)

MPO               Metropolitan Planning Organization

NEPA              National Environmental Policy Act

NHS                National Highway System

NYSDOL        New York State Department of Labor

NYSDOT        New York State Department of Transportation

PMS                Pavement Management System

RABA              Revenue Aligned Budget Authority

SEQRA           State Environmental Quality Review Act

SIP                  State Implementation Plan

Smart Bus        Transit Bus Equipped with Transit ITS

STAR              Special Transit Service Available by Request (Paratransit)

TEA-21           Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Thruway           New York State Thruway Authority

TIP                  Transportation Improvement Plan

TMA                Transportation Management Area

TSM                Transportation Systems Management

 

 

 

TIP Number Prefixes

 

A                     Albany

R                      Rensselaer

RG                   Regional

S                      Schenectady

SA                   Saratoga

T                      Transit

 

 

 

Project Type

 

Airport             Airport Improvement

Bike/Ped          Bicycle or Pedestrian Project

Br.Recon'n       Bridge Reconstruction

Br.Replace       Bridge Replacement

Bridg/TrOp      Bridge Replacement and Capacity Improvement

Bridge/Cap       Bridge Replacement and Capacity Improvement (Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Analysis)

BridgeDeck      Bridge Deck Repair

BridgeMisc       Miscellaneous Bridge Work

CapitalFac        Capital Facilities Improvements (Transit)

CapitalVeh       Capital Vehicles Improvements (Transit)

Landscape        Landscaping Projects

Miscellan          Miscellaneous

New Bridge      New Bridge Construction (Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Analysis)

New Cons'n     New Construction Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Analysis)

ProbAsses        Problem Assessment

R&P                Rehabilitation & Preservation

Recon/Cap       Highway Reconstruction & Capacity Improvement (Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Analysis)

Recon/TrOp     Highway Reconstruction & Capacity Improvement

Reconst'n         Highway Reconstruction

Resurface         Highway Resurfacing

Safety               Safety Improvements

Traff Op'n        Traffic Operations Improvement

Trans.Misc       Miscellaneous Transit Project

 

 

 

Phase

 

C                     Construction, Inspection and Supervision of Construction and Contingencies

D                     Detailed Design (Highway Projects)

F                      Facility Construction, Repair or Purchase

I                       Right-of-Way Incidentals

P                      Preliminary Engineering (Highway Projects)

P                      Professional Services (Transit Projects)

R                      Right-of-Way Acquisition

V                     Vehicles Purchase (Transit)

 

 

 

Responsible Agency

 

Airport             Airport Authority

CDTA              Capital District Transportation Authority

CDTC              Capital District Transportation Committee

City                  City of Jurisdiction

County             County of Jurisdiction

NYSDOT        New York State Department of Transportation

Port                  Albany Port District Commission

Town               Town of Jurisdiction

Village              Village of Jurisdiction

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Abbreviations

 

AVL                Automatic Vehicle Location

BRT                 Bus Rapid Transit

EAP                 NYSDOT Environmental Action Plan

EIS                  Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA)

IS                     Intersection

NA                  Not Applicable

PIN                  Project Identification Number (used by NYSDOT)

TMC                Traffic Management Center

 

 

 

Funding Sources

 

5307-Enh         FTA Section 5307 Transit Enhancement

5307-OP         FTA Section 5307 Operating Assistance

5307-S            FTA Section 5307 for Saratoga Springs

AIP                  Airport Improvement Program

Bond                New York State 1988 Bond Issue

Byways            Scenic Byways Funds

CHIPS             Consolidated Highway Improvement Program

CMAQ            Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

Demo.              Federal Demonstration

FA                   Miscellaneous Federal Aid

GRT                 Gross Receipts Tax

HBRR              Highway Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement

HBRR-Dis       Highway Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement Discretionary

IAP                              Industrial Access Program

IM                   Interstate Maintenance

IVHS               Federal IVHS Discretionary Fund Source

Local                100% Local (Above and beyond required match)

NFA                Miscellaneous Non-Federal Aid

NHS                National Highway System

OperAssis        Operating Assistance

PLH                 Public Lands & Highways

SALB              State Aid for Local Bridges

SDF                 State Dedicated Fund

Sec 3037         FTA Section 3037 (Access to Jobs)

Sec 5307         FTA Section 5307

Sec 5309         FTA Section 5309

Sec 5310         FTA Section 5310

Sec 5311         FTA Section 5311

State                100% State, including State Multimodal Program

STP                 Surface Transportation Program

STP-Enh.         STP Enhancements

STP-Flex         STP Flexible

STP-Rail          STP Rail

STP-Rur.         STP Rural

STP-Safe         STP Safety 

STP-SMU       STP Small Urban Area

STP-Urb.         STP Urban

TCSP               Transportation, Community & System Preservation

Thruway           New York State Thruway Authority

TOA                State Transit Operating Assistance

 

 

 

Other Notes

 

Func. Class.     Functional Classification

Ln-Mi              Lane Miles

Mi                    Mile(s)

Plan Ref.          Plan Reference

Res. Agency     Responsible Agency

Soft Match       In-Kind Services of Preliminary Engineering Provides Local Match

 

 

 

Functional Classification

 

RI                    Rural Interstate

RL                   Rural Local

RmA                Rural Minor Arterial

RMC               Rural Major Collector

RmC                Rural Minor Collector

RPA                 Rural Principal Arterial

UC                   Urban Collector

UI                    Urban Interstate

UL                   Urban Local

UmA                Urban Minor Arterial

UPA                Urban Principal Arterial (Other Street)

UPE                 Urban Principal Arterial (Expressway)

 

 

 

 

Plan Reference

 

504                  Section 504 Plan

9W                  Route 9W Corridor Study

ADA                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Alb CBD          Albany Downtown Circulation Study

Ball                  Balltown Road Study

Beth                 Bethlehem Study

Bike                 CDTC Regional Bicycle Transportation Plan

Burdeck           Burdeck Street Corridor Study (Rotterdam)

CapAlb            Capitalize Albany

CMS                Congestion Management System

E&H                Elderly and Handicapped Plan Recommendations

Erie                  Erie Boulevard-Maxon Road Transportation Study

Exit26              Thruway Exit 26 Study

Exit3                Northway Exit 3 Study

GEIS/Air          Albany County Airport Generic Environmental Impact Study

GEIS/Lisha       Lisha Kill Generic Environmental Impact Study (Colonie)

Goods              Goods Movement Task Force Report

GOP                NYSDOT Goal Oriented Program

HWCond         Highway Condition Report

Multim              State Multimodal Program

NV                  New Visions Regional Transportation Plan

N'way              Northway MIS

Park&Ride       CDTC's Park & Ride Recommendations

Pine                  Pine Bush Study

RASP              Regional System Aviation Plan (CDRPC)

RenAmtrak       Rensselaer Amtrak Station Study

Rt50                 Route 50 Corridor Study

Rt7                   Route 7 Corridor Study

RTP                 Regional Transportation Plan

SarNeed          Saratoga County Transit Needs Assessment

Schen2000       Schenectady 2000

SCOTS            Human Service Agency Transportation Coordination Study

TSM2              Traffic Count/Transportation Systems Management

UPWP             Unified Planning Work Program