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Suggested Citation:"List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Attracting, Retaining, and Developing the Transportation Workforce: Transportation Planners. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26429.
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74 AASHTO American Association of State Highway Officials AICP American Institute of Certified Planners APA American Planning Association APTA American Public Transportation Association ARC Atlanta Regional Commission CMM Capability Maturity Model COMTO Conference of Minority Transportation Officials COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 DEI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion DOL Department of Labor DOT Department of Transportation EEO Equal Employment Opportunity FHWA Federal Highway Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HACU Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities KSAEE Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education and Experience MaaS Mobility as a Service MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NNTW National Network for the Transportation Workforce NTI National Transit Institute PTP Professional Transportation Planner (certificate from ITE) QRG Quick Reference Guide ROW Right-of-way TCU Tribal Colleges and Universities TNC Transportation Network Company TOD Transit Oriented Development TRB Transportation Research Board VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled WTS Originally stood for Women in Transportation Seminar, now just WTS List of Acronyms

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