Glossary

MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
FTA - Federal Transit Administration
GDOT - Georgia Department of Transportation
Twenty Year Transportation Plan - 'the Plan' or the 'Regional Transportation Plan' - the Long Range Transportation Plan for MACORTS. Socio-economic data updated every five years. Document updated every 10 years with latest census data.
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Three year work program for transportation projects. Updated annually.
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - Annual work program for the MPO.
TRANPLAN, TP+, VIPER - Transportation Planning Models used to determine future traffic volumes.
Traffic Volume Map - Map produced annually by the MPO showing current traffic volumes throughout the region.
Volume to Capacity Ratio (V/C Ratio) - Ratio which shows the amount of traffic on the road in relation to the capacity of the road to hold traffic.