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... Appendix A Glossary A-1 APPENDIX A
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... A-2 Appendix A Glossary Call -- A request for service.
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... A-2 Appendix A Glossary Call -- A request for service.
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... A-4 Appendix A Glossary Early Return to Green -- A term used to describe the servicing of a coordinated phase in advance of its programmed begin time as a result of unused time from uncoordinated phases.
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... A-4 Appendix A Glossary Early Return to Green -- A term used to describe the servicing of a coordinated phase in advance of its programmed begin time as a result of unused time from uncoordinated phases.
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... A-6 Appendix A Glossary Intersection Delay (Average)
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... A-6 Appendix A Glossary Intersection Delay (Average)
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... A-8 Appendix A Glossary Oversaturation -- A trafic condition in which the arrival low rate exceeds capacity.
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... A-8 Appendix A Glossary Oversaturation -- A trafic condition in which the arrival low rate exceeds capacity.
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... A-10 Appendix A Glossary Saturation Flow Rate -- The equivalent hourly rate at which vehicles can traverse an intersection approach under prevailing conditions, assuming a constant green indication at all times and no lost time (in vehicles per hour or vehicles per hour per lane)
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... A-10 Appendix A Glossary Saturation Flow Rate -- The equivalent hourly rate at which vehicles can traverse an intersection approach under prevailing conditions, assuming a constant green indication at all times and no lost time (in vehicles per hour or vehicles per hour per lane)
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... A-12 Appendix A Glossary Volume-Density -- A phase timing function that uses parameters (e.g., variable initial, minimum gap, time before reduction, and time to reduce)
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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... TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED N O N -PR O FIT O R G .

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