APPENDIX B - Glossary

 

 

 

Names and Titles

ANCA Adirondack North Country Association

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

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

NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation

PMS Pavement Management System

SEQRA State Environmental Quality Review Act

SIP State Implementation Plan

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

EAP NYSDOT Environmental Action Plan

EIS Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA)

IS Intersection

NA Not Applicable

PIN Project Identification Number (used by NYSDOT)

 

 

Funding Sources

5307-OP FTA Section 5307 Operating Assistance

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

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

SALB State Aid for Local Bridges

SDF State Dedicated Fund

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

T’way 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