Below are some of the most common acronyms as used by CYMPO and other local, County, and State transportation departments.
5303 | Transit planning funding |
5310 | Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities Grant Program |
5316 | Job Access and Reverse Commute Grant Program |
5317 | New Freedom Grant Program |
3-C | Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive planning process |
AADT | Average Annual Daily Traffic |
AASHTO | American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials |
ABC | Aggregate Base Course |
AC | Asphalt Concrete |
ACFC | Asphalt Concrete Friction Course |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADOT | Arizona Department of Transportation |
ADT | Average Daily Traffic |
AGC | Associated General Contractors |
APA | American Planning Association |
APWA | American Public Works Association |
ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BQAZ | Building a Quality Arizona (ADOT Study) |
BTS | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
C&S | Contracts and Specifications |
CAAG | Central Arizona Association of Governments |
CHV | Town of Chino Valley |
CMAR | Construction Manager at Risk |
CMP | Corrugated metal pipe |
COG | Council of Governments |
COP | City of Prescott |
CYMPO | Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization |
DCR | Design Concept Report |
DEW | Town of Dewey-Humboldt |
DM | District Minor Funds |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
EA | Environmental Assessment |
EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
FMPO | Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization |
FRICTION COURSE | Thin course layer of asphalt concrete providing traction on roads |
FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
FY | Fiscal Year |
GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
GMP | Guaranteed Maximum Price |
HIS | Interstate Highway System |
HOV | High Occupancy Vehicle |
HPMS | Highway Performance Monitoring System |
HSIP | Highway Safety Improvement Program |
HURF | Highway User Revenue Fund |
IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement |
ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1991) |
ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
ITS | Intelligent Transportation Systems |
JPA | Joint Project Agreement |
LM | Local Match |
LP | Local Project |
LPA | Local Public Agency |
LRTP | Long Range Transportation Plan |
MAG | Maricopa Association of Governments |
MILL AND FILL | Process of removing a layer of asphalt concrete and replacing with new |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MOVE AZ | ADOT’s long range transportation plan (2000) |
MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
M-TAC | Multi-modal Technical Advisory Committee |
MTIP | Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program |
MUTCD | Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Design |
NACOG | Northern Arizona Council of Governments |
NAIPTA | Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Transportation Authority |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
NHS | National Highway System |
O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
PAG | Pima Association of Governments |
PE | Professional Engineer |
PEAK HOUR | Busiest hour of the day for traffic (Typically shown as AM and PM peaks) |
PIP | Public Involvement Plan |
PL | Planning Funds |
PM 10 | Particulate Matter of 10 microns or less |
PRS | City of Prescott |
PRV | Town of Prescott Valley |
PS&E | Plans Specifications and Estimate |
RDG | Roadway Design Guidelines |
RPO | Regional Planning Organization |
RTP | Regional Transportation Plan |
SAFETEA-LU | Safe Accountable Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for Users |
SEAGO | South Eastern Arizona Governments Organization |
SHSP | Strategic Highway Safety Plan |
SOV | Single-Occupancy Vehicle |
SPR | Statewide Planning and Research |
SPUI | Single Point Urban Interchange |
SRTS | Safe Routes to School |
STIP | State Transportation Improvement Program |
STP | Surface Transportation Program |
TAZ | Traffic Analysis Zone |
TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
TI | Traffic Interchange |
TIA | Traffic Impact Analysis |
TIFIA | Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act |
TIGER | Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery |
TIP | Transportation Improvement Program |
TR | Transit |
TRIP | Transit Implementation Plan |
T-TAC | Transit Technical Advisory Committee |
UPWP | Unified Planning Work Program (Now just called the Work Program) |
UZA | Urbanized Area |
VMT | Vehicle Miles Travelled |
WACOG | Western Arizona Council of Governments |
WHAT MOVES YOU AZ | Current ADOT Long Range Transportation Plan |
WP | Work Program |
YMPO | Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization |
YPT | Yavapai Prescott Tribe |
YYV | Yavapai County |