Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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303(d) is a program established under the Clean Water Act (CWA) that allows states to identify water bodies with impaired water quality and the measures necessary to attain water quality restoration and protection. The total volume of traffic on a highway segment for one year, divided by the number of days in the year. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. AASHTO is an international leader in setting technical standards for design, construction, and many other technical areas. The planning, design, and implementation of land use and transportation strategies that maintain a safe flow of traffic while accommodating the access needs of adjacent development. The goal of access management is to balance the need to provide efficient, safe, and timely travel with the desired ability to allow access to the individual destination. Examples of access management include median installation and driveway consolidation. A federal law that requires public facilities and services to be accessible to persons with disabilities, including those with mental disabilities, temporary disabilities and conditions related to substance abuse. Automated Vehicles (AV) perform a driving function, with or without a human actively monitoring the driving environment and is further defined by an associated level of autonomy. See Appendix G for more information. Betterments are the ancillary improvements (e.g. sidewalks, sidepaths, bike lanes, curb and gutter, street lights, and additional right-of-way) associated with roadway and bridge/grade separation projects. A portion of the roadway that has been designated by striping, signing, and pavement markings for the preferential and exclusive use of bicyclists A regional transportation planning organization serving communities in the Raleigh Urbanized Area. CAMPO serves as the coordinating agency between local governments, NCDOT, and FHWA. A CIP details the infrastructure improvements (streets, water and sewer facilities, as well as police and fire stations) that the Town will need to meet the needs of growth over the next five years. A program born out of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act that provides funding for projects which contribute to the attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. CMAQ funds can be used for constructing bicycle/pedestrian facilities, intersection improvements, transportation management organization operations, transit vehicle acquisition, traffic signal system upgrades and the funding of studies that lead to the reduction of traffic congestion. Collects traffic from local roads and connects with thoroughfares. Lower speeds and shorter distances than thoroughfares are typical. A committed project is defined by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization as any project within the dedicated funding in the first 5 years of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). A basic description of a type of roadway. Includes attributes such as the number of lanes, bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, and median type. The CTP includes community consensus on future transportation needs required to support anticipated growth and development. It is a multi-modal plan that identifies the future transportation system needs and includes highways, public transportation, rail, and bicycle facilities needed to serve the anticipated travel demand. It strengthens the connections between an area’s transportation plan, adopted local land development plan, and community vision. A development pattern characterized by streets with multiple curves, typical of many modern subdivisions.

303(d)

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Annual Average Daily Traffic

AADT

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AASHTO

Access Management

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Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA

AV

Automated Vehicles

Betterment

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Bike Lane

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Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

CAMPO

CIP

Capital Improvement Plan

Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality

CMAQ

Collector Street

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Committed Project N/A

Cross-section

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Comprehensive Transportation Plan

CTP

Curvilinear

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