Acronyms

The Broward MPO has quite a few acronyms on our website.

To stay ‘in the know’ see the list below.  

AA Alternatives Analysis
AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
APR Annual Performance Report
APTA American Public Transit Association
AMPO Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
AVL Automatic Vehicle Location System
BCT Broward County Transit
BEBR Bureau of Economics and Business Research
BLC Broward League of Cities
BRT Bus Rapid Transit
CAC Citizens' Advisory Committee
CBD Central Business District
CMA Critical Movement Analysis
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
CMP Congestion Management Process
CTC Community Transportation Coordinator
DAT Demographic Analysis Tool
DCA Department of Community Affairs
DRI Development of Regional Impact
EA Environmental Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
F.A.C. Florida Administrative Code
FDOT Florida Department of Transportation
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
F.S. Florida Statute
FTA Federal Transit Administration
Funding Codes  Funding Code Acronyms
FY Fiscal Year
GIS Geographic Information Systems
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HUD U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HV Hourly Volume
IHHCC Infrastructure Hardening & Housing Coordination Committee
ILA Interlocal Agreement
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
ITS Intelligent Transportation System
JARC Job Access and Reverse Commute
JPA Joint Participation Agreement
LCB Local Coordinating Board
LOPP List of Priority Projects
LOS Level of Service
LRT Light Rail Transit
LRTP Long-Range Transportation Plan
MDT Miami-Dade Transit
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MPOAC Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council
MTP Metropolitan Transportation Plan
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NHS National Highway System
NOI Notice of Intent
NTS National Transportation System
NTC Neighborhood Transit Centers
PD&E Project Development and Environment
PL 112 Planning Funds (Federal)
PPP Public Participation Plan
P&R Park & Ride
REV Roads for Economic Vitality
RFAC Roads for Families Advisory Committee
RFP Request for Proposal
RLI Request for Letters of Interest
ROW Right-of-way
SBP Strategic Business Plan
SEFTC Southeast Florida Transportation Council
SFEC South Florida Education Center
SFRTA South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
SFRPC South Florida Regional Planning Council
SIS Strategic Intermodal System
SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle
SR State Road
STIP Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone
TECEA Transportation Concurrency Exception Area
TDM Transportation Demand Management
TDP Transit Development Plan
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TMA Transportation Management Area
TOC Transit Oriented Corridor
TOD Transit Oriented Development
TSM&O Transportation Systems Management and Operations
TRB Transportation Research Board
US DOT United States Department of Transportation
UPWP Unified Planning Work Program
VMT Vehicle Miles of Travel