Research Archive
List of Abbreviations
- AARP
-
American Association of Retired Persons
- ADA
-
American with Disabilities Act
- ADAAG
-
American with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
- ADART
-
Autonomous Dial-A-Ride Transit (Corpus Christi, TX)
- AoA
-
Administration on Aging
- API
-
Application Program Interface
- APTA
-
American Public Transportation Association
- APTS
-
Advanced Public Transportation Systems
- APWA
-
American Public Works Association
- AT
-
Assistive Technologies
- AVL
-
Automatic Vehicle Location
- BART
-
Bay Area Rapid Transit
- BTS
-
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- CAD
-
Computer-Aided Dispatch
- CAP
-
Community Access Program
- CARTS
-
Capital Area Rural Transit System (Austin, TX)
- CASD
-
Computer-Aided Scheduling and Dispatch
- CATA
-
Cape Ann Transit Authority
- CCAM
-
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (formerly the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility)
- CCRTA
-
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
- CMS
-
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- COG
-
Council of Governments
- COTS
-
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
- CP
-
Connection Protection
- CRRAFT
-
Client Referral, Ridership and Financial Tracking (New Mexico)
- CTA
-
Chicago Transit Authority
- CTAA
-
Community Transportation Association of America
- CTAP
-
Community Transportation Assistance Program
- CTS
-
Coordinated Transit System
- DART
-
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- DARTS
-
Dakota Area Resources and Transportation for Seniors (Minneapolis, MN)
- DOEd
-
Department of Education
- DOL
-
Department of Labor
- DOT
-
Department of Transportation
- DR
-
Demand Response
- DRT
-
Demand Response Transit Services
- ESPA
-
Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation)
- FHWA
-
Federal Highway Administration
- FR
-
Fixed Route
- FTA
-
Federal Transit Administration
- FY
-
Fiscal Year
- GAO
-
Government Accountability Office, formerly the U.S. General Accounting Office
- GIS
-
Geographic Information System
- GPS
-
Global Positioning System
- GUI
-
Graphical User Interface
- HHS
-
Department of Health and Human Services
- HS
-
Human Service Agency
- ITS
-
Intelligent Transportation System
- IVR
-
Interactive Voice Response
- JARC
-
Job Access and Reverse Commute
- JPO
-
Joint Program Office
- LED
-
Light Emitting Diode
- MBTA
-
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- MDC
-
Mobile Data Computer
- MDT
-
Mobile Data Terminal
- MOE
-
Measures of Effectiveness
- MPO
-
Metropolitan Planning Organization
- MSAA
-
Mobility Services for All Americans
- MTA
-
Flint (Michigan) Mass Transportation Authority
- MTAP
-
Multi-State Technical Assistance Program
- MTC
-
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (Oakland , CA)
- MUST
-
Maryland Upper Shore Transit
- NCSL
-
National Conference of State Legislatures
- NHA
-
Northland Healthcare Alliance
- NTI
-
National Transit Institute
- NYCT
-
New York City Transit
- ORNL
-
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
- PCTS
-
Polk County Transit
- PDA
-
Personal Digital Assistant
- RFI
-
Request for Information
- RIAS
-
Remote Infrared Audible Signals
- RPTTAP
-
Rural Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program
- RTAP
-
Rural Transportation Assistance Program
- RTD
-
Regional Transit District (Denver, CO)
- RTT
-
Request to Talk
- RYDE
-
Reach Your Destination Early (Kearney , NE)
- SAIC
-
Science Applications International Corporation
- SEPTA
-
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (Philadelphia , PA)
- SMART
-
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)
- TANF
-
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TCP
-
Transfer Connection Protection
- TCRP
-
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TDHS
-
Texas Department of Human Services
- TEA-21
-
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- TMCC
-
Traveler Management Coordination Center
- TRB
-
Transportation Research Board
- TRPA
-
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- TTY
-
Text Telephone (sometimes TDD or Telecommunications Device for the Deaf)
- TX
-
Taxi
- USDOT
-
U.S. Department of Transportation
- UTA
-
Utah Transit Authority
- UWR
-
United We Ride
- VCTC
-
Ventura County (California) Transportation Commission
- VP
-
Vanpool
- WAAS
-
Wide Area Augmentation Service
- WMATA
-
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority