Acronyms and Definitions

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT – Average Daily Traffi
AMPO – Association of Metropolitan Planning Organization
ATA – American Trucking Association
AVO – Average Vehicle Occupancy
BIA – Bureau of Indian Affairs
CAC – Citizens’ Advisory Committee
CPG – Consolidated Planning Grant
CRAB – County Road Administration Board
CTANW – Committee Transportation Association of the Northwest
DBE – Disadvantage Business Enterprises
DOT - Department of Transportation
EDASC - Economic Development Association of Skagit County
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
ETC - Election Toll Collection
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAST - Future Agenda for Suburban Transportation
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
FLHP - Federal Lands Highway Program
FTA - Federal Transit Authority
GIS - Geographic Information Systems
GMA - Growth Management Act
HCM - Highway Capacity Manual
HOV - High Occupancy Vehicles
HSS - Highways of Statewide Significance
IMS - Intermodal Management System
IRR – Indian Reservation Roads Program
ISTEA - Inter-modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 System
ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems
LOS - Level of Service
LRP - Long Range Plan
LTP - Long Term Plan
MOE – Measures of Effectiveness
MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTP – Metropolitan Transportation Plan
NCHRP - National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHS - National Highway System
OFM - Office of Financial Management
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
PIP - Public Involvement Plan
PPP - Public Participation Plan
PTBA - Public Transportation Benefit Area
RCW – Revised Code of Washington
RFP - Request for Proposal
RTA - Regional Transportation Authority
RTP - Regional Transportation Plan
RTPO - Regional Transportation Planning Organization
SAO – State Auditor’s Office
SCOA - Skagit Council on Aging
SBDC - Small Business Development Center
SCOG – Skagit Council of Governments
SCORE – Service Corp. of Retired Executives
SHSP - State Highway Systems Plan
SIRTPO - Skagit-Island Regional Transportation Planning Organization
SKAT - Skagit Transit
S-RTPO - Sub-Regional Transportation Planning Organization
STIP – Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
STP – Surface Transportation Program
STAA - Surface Transportation Assistance Act
TAC - Technical Advisory Committee
TAZ – Traffic Analysis Zone
TDM -  Transportation Demand Management
TEA-21 -  Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century
TIP - Transportation Improvement Program
UGA – Urban Growth Area
UPWP - Unified Planning Work Program
USDOT - United States Department of Transportation
UZA - Urbanized Area
VMT – Vehicles Miles Traveled
WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation
WSTA - Washington State Transit Association
WTA – Whatcom Transit Authority
WTP – Washington Transportation Plan