| 3-C |
Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive Planning Process |
| AADT |
Annual Average Daily Traffic |
| AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ADT |
Annual Daily Traffic |
| C/B |
Cost/Benefit |
| CAC |
Citizens Advisory Committee |
| CE |
Categorical Exclusions |
| CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality improvement program |
| CMP |
Congestion Management Process |
| COG |
Council of Governments |
| COE |
Army Corp of Engineers |
| CRRSAA |
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| CSS |
Context Sensitive Solutions |
| CTP |
Comprehensive Transportation Plan |
| DA |
Direct Attributable |
| DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| DENR |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPE |
Division Planning Engineer |
| DWQ |
Department of Water Quality |
| EA |
Environmental Assessment |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| EJ |
Environmental Justice |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST |
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation |
| FC |
Functional Classification |
| FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FONSI |
Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FR |
Federal Registry |
| FRA |
Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
| HOV |
High-Occupancy Vehicle |
| HSIP |
Highway Safety Improvement Program |
| I/M |
Inspection and Maintenance |
| IHS |
Interstate Highway System |
| IIJA |
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
| IM |
Interstate Maintenance |
| ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| JARC |
Job Access and Reverse Commute |
| LEDPA |
Least Environmental Damaging Practicable Alternative |
| LRTP |
Long-Range Transportation Plan |
| MAP-21 |
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century |
| M&O |
Management and Operations |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MTP |
Metropolitan Transportation Plan |
| MTIP |
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program |
| MUTCD |
Manual of Unified Traffic Control Devices |
| NAA |
Non-attainment Area |
| NCDOT |
North Carolina Department of Transportation |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
| NHS |
National Highway System |
| NOI |
Notice of Intent |
| PE |
Preliminary Engineering |
| PIDP |
Port Infrastructure Development Program |
| PL |
Planning Funds |
| ROD |
Record of Decision |
| ROW |
Right of Way |
| RPO |
Rural Planning Organization |
| RTAP |
Rural Transportation Assistance Program |
| RTP |
Recreational Trails Program |
| SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
| SCI |
Sustainable Communities Initiative |
| SHC |
Strategic Highway Corridor |
| SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Office |
| SHSP |
Strategic Highway Safety Plan |
| SIB |
State Infrastructure Bank |
| SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
| SOV |
Single-Occupancy Vehicle |
| SPR |
State Planning and Research Funds |
| SRTS |
Safe Routes to School |
| STBGP-DA |
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program-Direct Attributable |
| STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
| STP-DA |
Surface Transportation Program-Direct Attributable |
| STRAHNET |
Strategic Highway Network |
| TAP-DA |
Transportation Alternatives Program – Direct Attributable |
| TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
| TASA-DA |
Transportation Alternatives Set Aside-Direct Attributable |
| TCC |
Technical Coordinating Committee |
| TCM |
Transportation Control Measure |
| TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TIFIA |
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 |
| TIA |
Traffic Impact Analysis |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
| TMA |
Transportation Management Area |
| TOD |
Transit-Oriented Development |
| TRB |
Transportation Research Board |
| UA |
Urbanized Area |
| UPWP |
Unified Planning Work Program |
| VMT |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
| VPD |
Vehicles Per Day |