Wake Forest Comprehensive Transportation Plan - Dec. 2021

WAKE FOREST COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

APPENDIX A GLOSSARY

Acronym / Term

Definition

Annual Average Daily Traffic

The total volume of traffic on a highway segment for one year, divided by the number of days in the year. The planning, design, and implementation of land use and transportation policy to maintain the safe flow of traffic while limiting driveway access on roadways and turning movements of vehicles. Federal law that required public facilities and services to be accessible to persons with disabilities, including those with mental disabilities, temporary disabilities, and conditions related to substance abuse.

AADT

Access Management

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Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA

AV

Autonomous Vehicle Vehicles with the capability to perform functions without a human actively monitoring the action.

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Capital Improvement Plan

Regional transportation planning organization serving municipalities in the Raleigh Urbanized Area. CAMPO serves at the coordination agency between local governments, NCDOT, and the federal government. Five-year plan identifying the Town’s capital outlay and improvement needs. As a long-range plan, the CIP reflects the Town’s policy regarding future physical and economic development. Physical description of a roadway that include elements such as travel lanes, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, medians, curb and gutter, and verges. Long-range multi-modal plan that identifies transportation need and proposes solutions for the next 20 to 25 years.

CAMPO

CIP

Cross-section -

Comprehensive Transportation Plan

CTP

EV

Electric Vehicle

Vehicle that is powered on electric power via a rechargeable battery.

Technologies that advance transportation safety and mobility and enhance productivity by integrating advanced communications technologies into transportation infrastructure and into vehicles. ITS encompasses a broad range of wireless and traditional communications- based information and electronic technologies. Competitive funding programmanaged by CAMPO that prioritizes locally administered projects in the Region. These projects are funded using the federal funding sources directly attributed to the region with a minimum 20% local match.

Intelligent Transportation System

ITS

Local Administered Projects Program

LAPP

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