Common Transportation ACRONYMS

Acronyms List

AASHTO = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ADA =  Americans with Disabilities Act

APWA = American Public Works Association

ATSSA = American Traffic Safety Services Association

BTS = Bureau of Transportation Statistics

CAP Lab = Connecticut Advanced Pavement Laboratory

CASHO = Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials

CBCPA = Connecticut Bituminous Concrete Producers Association

CCIA = Connecticut Construction Industries Association

CCM = Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

CEO = Council of Elected Officials

CHSSA = Connecticut Highway Street Supervisor Association

CIRMA = Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency

CMLTA = Connecticut Municipal Legal Traffic Authority

COG = Council Of Governments

ConnDOT (also CT DOT) = Connecticut Department Of Transportation

COST = Council Of Small Towns

CPCA = Connecticut Police Chief's Association

CRP = Cooperative Research Program

CSD = Context Sensitive Design

CSS = Context Sensitive Solutions

CT DOT (also ConnDOT) = Connecticut Department Of Transportation

CTI = Connecticut Transportation Institute

DPW = Department of Public Works

FHWA = Federal Highway Administration

FTA = Federal Transit Administration

GIS = Geographic Information Systems

HOV = High Occupancy Vehicle

ISTEA = Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

ITE = Institute of Transportation Engineers

ITS = Intelligent Transportation Systems

JHRAC = Joint Highway Research Advisory Council

LTAP = Local Technical Assistance Program

MPO = Municipal Planning Organization

MUTCD = Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NASTO = Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials

NEAUPG = Northeast Asphalt Users Producers Group

NECET = NorthEast Center for Excellence in Transportation

NESMEA = North Eastern States Materials Engineers Association

NETC = New England Transportation Consortium

NETTCP = New England Transportation Technician Certification Program

NHTSA = National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

RFP = Request For Proposal

RPA = Regional Planning Agency

SHRP = Strategic Highway Research Program

TEA-21 = Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

T2 = Technology Transfer

TRB = Transportation Research Board

USDOT = United States Department Of Transportation

 

 

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