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AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials |
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ADA
|
Application for Development Approval
for a Development of Regional Impact TEST
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ABE
|
Annual Budget Estimate
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AER
|
Annual Expenditure Budget
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AHCA
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Agency for Health Care
Administration |
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AMPO
|
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
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APR
|
Annual Performance Report
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ATMS
|
Automatic
Traffic Management System
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BCC
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Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners.
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BEBR
|
Bureau
of Economic and Business Research - located at the University of Florida; provides projections.
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BPAC
|
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory
Committee
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BMS
|
Bridge Management System
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CAC
|
Citizens Advisory Committee - appointed
by the MPO Board; provides public input on MPO projects and
activities.
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CAMP |
Corridor
Access Management Plan |
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CAP
|
Commuter Assistance Program.
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CATS
|
Charlotte Urbanized Area
Transportation Study
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CCAA
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Charlotte County
Airport Authority.
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CFASPP
|
Continuing Florida Aviation
System Planning Process.
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CHHT |
Charlotte
Harbor Heritage Trails |
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CIA
|
Community Impact Assessment.
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CIP
|
Capital Improvements Program.
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COOP |
Continuity
of Operations Plan |
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CMS
|
Congestion Management System.
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CTC
|
Community Transportation Coordinator
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CTD
|
Census
Transportation Planning Package. Provides census demographics and journey
to work data by traffic analysis zone
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CTDP
|
Coordinated Transportation Development
Plan
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CTPP |
Coordinated Transportation
Development Plan |
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CTST |
Community
Traffic Safety Team |
| CST |
Construction |
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CUTR
|
Center for Urban Transportation Research.
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CUTS
|
Coordinated
Urban Transportation Studies - committee comprised of MPO and FDOT staffs; ours
includes Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Polk, and Sarasota-Manatee MPO's
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DBE |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
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CTPP |
Census
Transportation Planning Package |
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DCA
|
Department of Community Affairs.
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DOEA
|
Department of Elder Affairs.
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DOPA
|
Designated Offical Planning Agency
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DOT
|
Department of Transportation
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DRI
|
Development of Regional Impact.
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EAR
|
Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal
Report.
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EIC |
Englewood
Interstate Connector |
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EOP |
Emergency
Operation Plan |
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ETAT |
Environment
Tech Adv. Team |
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ETDM |
Efficent
Transportation Decision Making |
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FAC
|
Florida Adminastrative Code
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FCTS
|
Florida Coordinated Transportation System.
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FDOT
|
Florida
Department of Transportation.
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FHWA
|
Federal Highway Administration.
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FM
|
Financial Management, as in Financial
Management Number. FM numbers are the
identification scheme FDOT uses for project funding.They replaced the old WPI numbering system.
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FSUTMS
|
Florida Standard Urban
Transportation Model Structure - computer program used for traffic modeling.
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FS
|
Florida Statutes
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FTA
|
Federal Transit Administration,
formerly
Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA)
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GIS
|
Geographic Information Systems: Computer system
composed of map overlays linked with databases.
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GPC |
General
Planning Consultant |
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HP&R/D
|
Highway Planning and
Research/Department, also known as state "D" funds.
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ICAR
|
Intergovernmental Coordination and Review - an agreement which designates the SWFRPC as
the Area Clearinghouse for review of MPO documents and projects.
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IMS
|
Intermodal Management System.
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ISTEA
|
Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act - Federal legislation which provides funding
for transportation projects, including planning, for 6
years (through 1998). It was replaced
by the Transportation act for the 21st Century (TEA21).
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ITS
|
Intelligent Transportation System-The use of technology to improve the
operations of transportation systems.
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JPA
|
Joint Participation Agreement
T funding for a specific
project.
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LCB
|
Local Coordinating Board
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LRTP
|
Long Range Transportation Plan
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LOS |
Level of
Service |
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MOA
|
Memorandum of Agreement
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MPO
|
Metropolitan Planning Organization
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MPOAC
|
Metropolitan
Planning Organization Advisory Council
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MSTU
|
Municipal Service Tax Unit.
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NPS
|
National Park Service.
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OPA
|
Official Planning Agency
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ORC
|
Objections,
Recommendations, and Comments
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PD&E |
Project
Development and Environmental Study |
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PEA |
Planning
Emphasis Area |
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PE |
Preliminary
Engineering (Design) |
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PPP |
Public
Participation Plan |
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PL
|
Planning
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PMS
|
Pavement Management
System.
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PTMS
|
Public Transportation and Equipment
Management System.
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RFP
|
Request for Proposal
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ROW OR R/W |
Right-of-Way
Acquisition |
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RPC
|
Regional Planning Council.
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RTCA
|
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program.
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SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
users |
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SIS |
Strategic
Intermodal System |
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SMS
|
Safety Management
System.
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SPR
|
State Planning
and Research.
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SWFRPC
|
Southwest
Florida Regional Planning Council.
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TAC
|
Technical Advisory
Committee
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TAZ
|
Traffic Analysis Zone.
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TCAC
|
Technical & Citizens Advisory
Committee - special temporary committee composed of both technical staff and citizens to
provide in-depth review of a specific project.
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TD
|
Transportation Disadvantaged.
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TDM
|
Travel Demand
Management.
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TDP
|
Transit
Development Plan
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TDSP
|
Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan
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TDTF
|
Transportation Disadvantaged
Trust Fund.
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T/E
|
Trip and Equipment
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TEA21
|
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
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TMA
|
Transportation
Management Area:
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TIP
|
Transportation Improvement Program
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TOP
|
Transportation Outreach Program
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TRB
|
Transportation Research Board. National organization affiliated with the
National Association of Academics of Science.
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TSM
|
Transportation System
Management.
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TTF
|
Transit Task
Force
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UPWP
|
Unified Planning Work Program - document
which presents all tasks to be performed by the MPO; includes funding
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USDOT
|
United States Department of Transportation.
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UA
|
Urbanized Area
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