AA

Alternatives Analysis

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

BAC

Business Advisory Committee

BNSF

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad

CAC

Community Advisory Committee

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CCLRT                  

Central Corridor Light Rail Transit      

CCPO

Central Corridor Project Office

CEI

Cost Effectiveness Index

CoO

Corridors of Opportunity

CP

Canadian Pacific Railway

CSC            

Communications Steering Committee          

CTIB           

Counties Transit Improvement Board

CW

Community Works

D/B/B

Design/Bid/Build

DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DEIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

EEO            

Equal Employment Opportunity         

EIS             

Environmental Impact Statement                

EnSC

Environmental Services Consultant

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ESA

Environmental Site Assessment

ESC

Engineering Services Consultant

FLSC

Fire Life Safety Committee

FD              

Final Design         

FEIS           

Final Environmental Impact Statement                 

FFGA          

Full Funding Grant Agreement          

FHWA          

Federal Highway Administration                  

FMOC          

Financial Management Oversight Consultant                  

FONSI         

Finding of No Significant Impact        

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

GIS

Geographical Informational Systems

HCRRA        

Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority                 

HLRT           

Hiawatha Light Rail Transit                

ICE

Independent Cost Estimate

IFB

Invitation For Bids

IMPS           

Integrated Master Programming Schedule            

LNTP

Limited Notice-to-Proceed

LONP

Letter of No Prejudice

LPA

Locally Preferred Alternative

LRT

Light Rail Transit

LRV

Light Rail Vehicle

LUA

Land Use Application

MEPA

Minnesota Environmental Policy Act

MFA

Master Funding Agreement

MnDOT       

Minnesota Department of Transportation              

MN&S

Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern Railway

MPCA

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

MTS

Metropolitan Transportation Services

NEPA          

National Environmental Policy Act               

NTE

Not-to-Exceed

NTP

Notice-to-Proceed

OCS

Overhead Catenary System

ODEO         

Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity             

O&M

Operations & Maintenance

OMF

Operations and Maintenance Facility 

OTSR

Over the Shoulder Review

PAC

Project Advisory Committee

PE

Preliminary Engineering

PMOC         

Project Management Oversight Consultant           

PMT            

Project Management Team

QA/QC

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

RCC            

Rail Control Center                  

RFP

Request for Proposal

ROD

Record of Decision

ROW

Right-of-Way

SWCMC

Southwest Corridor Management Committee

SFA            

Subordinate Funding Agreement                 

SHPO          

State Historic Preservation Office                

SOW 

Scope of Work                

SPO

Southwest Project Office

SSOA

State Safety Oversight Agency

SSRC

Safety and Security Review Committee

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

SUE

Subsurface Utility Engineering

SWLRT                 

Southwest Light Rail Transit

TAAC          

Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee             

TAB            

Transportation Advisory Board           

TAC            

Technical Advisory Committee

TC&W

Twin Cities and Western Railroad

TH

Trunk Highway

TIC

Technical Implementation Committee

TMO

Transportation Management Organization

TOD            

Transit Oriented Development           

TPSS           

Traction Power Substation

TVM            

Ticket Vending Machine

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

VE

Value Engineering