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F-1 APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Arterial - A class of roads serving major traffic movements (high-speed, high volume) for travel between major points.
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F-2 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Critical Infrastructure – Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that their incapacity or destruction could have a debilitating impact on security, public health or safety, the economy, the environment, or any combination thereof, across any federal, state, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction. Expressway - A controlled access, divided arterial highway for through traffic with intersections that are usually separated from other roadways by differing grades.
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Appendix F: Glossary of Terms and Definitions F-3 to, roads, bridges, transit, waste systems, public housing, sidewalks, utility installations, parks, public buildings, and communications networks. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
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F-4 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
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Appendix F: Glossary of Terms and Definitions F-5 those operated or managed by a private management firm under contract to the government agency owner. Rail - A rolled steel shape laid in two parallel lines to form a track for carrying vehicles with flanged steel wheels.
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F-6 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Underserved Populations/Communities – Groups that have limited access or barriers to access to resources or are otherwise disenfranchised. These groups include those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, persons who have limited English proficiency, people who are geographically isolated or educationally disenfranchised, minority groups, women and children, individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, and older people.
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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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