appendix b - Glossary

 

 

 

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

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

 

AVL                Automatic Vehicle Location

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-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

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