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List of Acronyms
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List of Acronyms
Many of the documents posted on this website use acronyms. This glossary is a partial list of common acronyms applying to a Rural Transit Planning Agency. To view a much longer list of transportation-planning related acronyms, view the Caltrans Office of Local Assistance list of acronyms.
| AIP | Airport Improvement Program |
| CAAP |
California Aid to Airports Program |
| CAC | Citizens Advisory Committee |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| CDBG |
California Development Block Program |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| CLUP |
Comprehensive Land Use Plan |
| CMIA |
Corridor Mobility Improvement Account |
| CMP |
Congestion Management Plan |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| COG |
Council of Governments |
| CTC |
California Transportation Commission |
| CTSA |
Consolidated Transportation Services Agency |
| ECTPP |
Eastern California Transportation Planning Partnership |
| ESTA |
Eastern Sierra Transit Authority |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
| I-## | Interstate ## |
| IMAAA |
Inyo Mono Area Agency for the Aging |
| IMACA |
Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action |
| IMAH |
Inyo Mono Association for the Handicapped |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation System |
| LADWP | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
| LOS | Level of Service |
| LTC | Local Transportation Commission |
| LTF |
Local Transportation Fund |
| ORIP |
Caltrans Office of Regional and Interagency Planning |
| OWP |
Overall Work Program |
| PEA |
Planning Emphasis Area |
| PM ## | Post Mile ## |
| PM10 | Particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter |
| PS&E | Plans, Specifications, and Estimates |
| PSR |
Project Study Report |
| RCTF |
Rural Counties Task Force |
| RIP | Regional Improvement Program |
| RPA |
Regional Planning Assistance |
| RTIP | Regional Transportation Improvement Program |
| RTP | Regional Transportation Plan |
| RTPA |
Regional Transportation Planning Agency |
| SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Effective, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation, Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users
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| SNRITSSDP | Sierra Nevada Region ITS Strategic Deployment Plan |
| SHIPO |
State Historic Interest Preservation Office |
| SR ## | State Route ## |
| SSTAC | Social Services Transportation Advisory Council |
| STA |
State Transit Assistance |
| STIP | State Transportation Improvement Program |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee |
| TDA |
Transportation Development Act |
| TE |
Transportation Enhancement Activities |
| TSM | Transportation Systems Management |
| US ## |
U.S. Highway ## |