Acronyms

AB

Assembly Bill

APR

Autopistas de Puerto Rico

BABs

Build America Bond

BRT

Bus Rapid Transit

Caltrans

California Department of Transportation

CDA

Comprehensive Development Agreement

CE

Categorical Exclusion

CDOT

Colorado Department of Transportation

CPTC

California Private Transportation Company

CR

County Road

CRSS

Caudill Rowlett Scott-Sirrine

CRTPO

Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization

CTB

Commonwealth Transportation Board

CTV

California Transportation Ventures

DB

Design-Build

DBF

Design-Build-Finance

DBFOM

Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain

DBFM

Design-Build-Finance-Maintain

DBOM

Design-Build-Operate-Maintain

DEIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

DOT

Department of Transportation

DAAR

Dulles Airport Access Road

DRAM

developer ratio adjustment mechanism

DTR

Dulles Toll Road

FAHP

Federal-aid Highway Program

FDOT

Florida Department of Transportation

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

FTE

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise

GARVEE

Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle

GLC

Golden Link Concessionaire, LLC

HB

House Bill

HOT lanes

High-Occupancy Toll lanes

HOV

high occupancy vehicle

HPTE

High Performance Transportation enterprise

IFA

Indiana Finance Authority

INDOT

Indiana Department of Transportation

ITRCC

Indiana Toll Road Concession Company

ITS

Intelligent Transportation System

LBJIG

LBJ Infrastructure Group

LRTP

Long-Range Transportation Plan

LP

Limited Partnership

LPA

Locally Preferred Alternative

MAP

maximum annual availability payment

MAP-21

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

MAT

Miami Access Tunnel, LLC

MIG

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

MIS

Major Investment Study

MLK

Martin Luther King

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

NCDOT

North Carolina Department of Transportation

NCTCOG

North Central Texas Council of Governments

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NHS

National Highway System Designation Act of 1995

NTE

North Tarrant Express

NTEMP

North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners

O&M

Operations & Maintenance

P3

Public-Private Partnership

PABs

Private Activity Bonds

PennDOT

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

POMT

Port of Miami Tunnel

PPPA

Public-Private Partnerships Authority

PPTA

Commonwealth of Virginia Public-Private Transportation Act

PRHTA

Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority

OCTA

Orange County Transportation Authority

ODOT

Ohio Department of Transportation

RFP

Request for Proposals

RFQ

Request for Qualifications

RTC

Regional Transportation Council

RTD

Regional Transit District

SAFETEA-LU

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

SANDAG

San Diego Association of Governments

SBX

South Bay Expressway

SCC

Virginia State Corporation Commission

SCETS

State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System

SFCTA

San Francisco County Transportation Authority

SH

State Highway

SIS

Strategic Intermodal System

SR

State Route

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TIFIA

Transportation Innovation Finance Innovation Act

TIP

Transportation Improvement Program

TRCV

Toll Road Corporation of Virginia

TRIP II

Toll Road Investors Partnership II

TTC

Trans Texas Corridor

TxDOT

Texas Department of Transportation

UPA

Urban Partnership Agreement

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

VDOT

Virginia Department of Transportation

VfM

value for money

VHCA

Virginia Highway Corporation Act

YOE

year of expenditure