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| A-95 |
A
circular from the U.S. Office of Management
and Budget that furnishes guidance to federal
agencies for cooperation with state and local
governments in the evaluation, review, and
coordination of federal assistance programs
and projects. |
| ABATEMENT |
In
State budgeting and accounting, a recovery
of an expenditure. The following items are
considered abatements
- Refund of overpayment of salary
- Refunds from vendors for defective/returned
merchandise, etc.
- Jury duty and witness fees
- Property damage or loss recoveries
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| ACCESSIBILITY |
The
extent to which facilities are barrier free
and useable by handicapped persons, including
wheelchair users. |
| ACCESIBLE
STATION |
A
public transportation passenger facility
that provides ready access, assessable, and
does not have physical barriers that prohibit
and/or restrict access by individuals with
disabilities. |
| ACCESSIBLE
VEHICLE |
A
public transportation revenue vehicle that
does not restrict access, is usable, and
provides allocated space and/or priority
seating for individuals who use wheelchairs. |
| ACTIVITY
CENTER |
An
area with heavy traffic activity and high
population or commercial building densities
which generate a large number of trips (e.g.,
CBC, shopping centers, industrial parks,
recreational facilities, and colleges). |
| ACTIVITY
CODE |
A
three-digit number used to classify labor
charges in the performance of a specific
function or duty. |
| ADVANCED
DESIGN BUS (ADB) |
The
new model bus, introduced originally in the
mid-1970's incorporating new styling and
design features. |
| ADVISORY
ARBITRATION |
Arbitration
designed to produce non-binding advice or
recommendations. |
| AGENCY
FUND |
A
fund used to account for assets held by a
governmental unit as agency for individuals,
private organizations, and other governmental
units. |
| ALLOCATION |
A
dollar or personnel-year amount distributed
for a specific purpose according to a plan.
Allocation and Allotment are often used interchangeably. |
| AMBULATORY
HANDICAPPED PERSON |
An
individual who is able to move around without
assistance; in the context of transit, usually
refers to people whom, although handicapped,
are able to utilize regular transit services
without assistance or special equipment such
as wheelchair lifts. |
| AMERICAN
PUBLICTRANSIT ASSOCIATION (APTA) |
The
national, nonprofit trade association, representing
the public transit industry. APTA members
include more than 300 public transit systems
carrying more than 95 percent of all transit
riders in the United States. APTA members
also include state and local departments
of transportation and planning agencies,
manufacturers and suppliers of transit equipment,
consultants, contractors and universities. |
| A.M.
PEAK |
The
morning period, about two hours, in which
the greatest movement of passengers occurs,
generally from home to work. |
| AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) |
The
ADA defines the responsibilities of requirements
for transportation providers to make transportation
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The U.S. DOT published the Final Rule on
Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities
on September 6, 1991. |
| ANNUAL
ELEMENT |
Those
transportation improvement projects contained
in an area's Transportation Improvement Program
that are proposed for implementation in the
current year. The Annual Element is submitted
to the U.S. Department of Transportation
as part of the required planning process. |
| APPORTIONMENT |
A
statutorily prescribed division or assignment
of funds based upon prescribed formulas in
the law. |
| APPROPRIATION |
A
legislative authorization to make expenditures
or incur liabilities for specific purposes.
The appropriation defines the recipient,
amount, purpose, and the time in which the
expenditures must incur. |
| ARTERIAL
STREET |
A
major thoroughfare, used primarily for through
traffic rather than for access to abutting
land, that is characterized by high vehicular
capacity and continuity of movement. |
| ARTICULATED
MOTORBUS |
An
extra-long (54 to 60 ft.) motor bus with
the rear body section connected to the main
body by a joint mechanism that allows the
vehicle to bend when in operation for sharp
turns and curves and yet have a continuous
interior. |
| AUTO
RESTRICTED ZONE (ARZ) |
An
area in which normal automobile traffic is
prohibited or limited to certain times, and
vehicular traffic is restricted to public
transit, emergency vehicles, taxicabs, and,
in some cases, delivery of goods. |
| AUTOMATIC
FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM (AFC) |
A
system of controls and equipment that automatically
admits passengers on insertion of the correct
fare in coins, tokens, tickets or farecards;
it may include special equipment for transporting
and counting revenues. |
| AUTOMATIC
PROGRESSION |
A
method by which workers move according to
an agreed-upon schedule from one pay-scale
to another automatically in a specified period
of time. |
| AUTOMATICTRAIN
CONTROL (ATC) |
A
system for automatically controlling train
movement, enforcing train safety, and directing
train operations by computers. |
| AVERAGE
COST PER PASSENGER |
The
average total cost per vehicle-hour divided
by the average number of passenger-trips
made per hour. |
| AVERAGE
PRODUCTIVITY |
The
number of passenger-trips made by a vehicle
within a given period of time. |
| AVERAGE
RIDERSHIP |
The
total number of passenger-trips divided by
the total number of service days. (Usually
determined on an annual basis.) |
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
| BASE
PERIOD (OFF-PEAK) |
The
period between the morning and evening
peak periods when service is generally
scheduled on a constant interval. |
| BASE
RATE |
The
amount of pay for work performed during
a unit of time and exclusive of overtime,
pay premiums, or incentive earnings. |
| BASIC
FARE |
The
price charged to an adult for regular local
bus service. |
| BOARDING |
Getting
on a transit vehicle. |
| BOND
CERTIFICATION |
The
Budgets Program certifies a project meets
all requirements in order to receive bond
funds. |
| BUDGET |
A
plan of financial operations containing
an estimate of proposed expenditures and
proposed means of financing those expenditures. |
| BUDGET
ACT |
The
annual statute, enacted by the Legislature
and signed by the Governor, which makes
appropriations for the support of California's
government and for other public purposes. |
| BUDGET
YEAR |
The
fiscal year budget requests are submitted.
(State's is July-June; Federal is October-September). |
| BUS |
A
rubber-tired motorcoach that is designed
for roadway operation to transport a large
number of persons for public transportation
service. |
| BUS
LANE |
A
street or highway lane intended primarily
for buses, either all day or during specified
periods, but sometimes also used by carpools
meeting requirements set out in traffic
laws. |
| BUS
MILE |
One
bus operated one mile. |
| BUS
POOL |
A
group of people who share the use and cost
of bus transportation to and from designated
destinations on a regular basis (e.g.,
daily trips to work). |
| BUS
PRIORITY SYSTEM |
A
system of traffic controls in which buses
are given special treatment over other
forms of transportation. |
| BUS
RAPIDTRANSIT SYSTEM |
A
bus operation that is generally characterized
by operation on an exclusive or reserved
right-of-way that permits high speeds and
may include reverse-lane operations on
freeways. |
| BUS
SHELTER |
A
building or other structure constructed
around a bus stop, to provide seating and
protection from the weather for the convenience
of waiting passengers. |
| BUS
STOP |
A
place where passengers can board or get off
the bus, usually identified by a sign. |
| BUSWAY |
Roadway
reserved for buses only. |
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
CABLE
CAR |
A
vehicle being moved by engine-powered cables
below the street surface, and operating
on fixed rails in mixed street traffic. |
CAPACITY |
The
total number of passengers that can be
carried by a vehicle or a fleet at a given
point in time. |
CAPITAL
COST |
The
cost of vehicles, equipment, and facilities,
exclusive of administrative, operating,
maintenance, and marketing costs. |
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS |
Land,
buildings, equipment, and vehicles. |
CAPITAL
OUTLAY |
The
expenditure of funds to acquire land or
pay for the construction of facilities
such as highways, bridges, buildings, additions
and modifications of portions of such facilities. |
CAPTIVE
RIDERS |
Persons
limited by circumstances to use of one
mode of transportation. Generally, these
people do not own or drive an automobile
and must depend on public or specialized
transit. |
CAR
POOL |
A
group of people who share the cost of regular
automobile transportation to and from a
designated destination. |
CENTRALBUSINESS
DISTRICT (CBD) |
The
downtown retail trade and commercial area
of a city, or an area of very high land
value, traffic flow, and concentration
of retail business offices, theaters, hotels,
and services. |
CHARTER
BUS SERVICE |
Bussing
of a group of persons who, pursuant to
a common purpose, and under a single contract
at a fixed price, have acquired the exclusive
use of a bus to travel together under an
itinerary. |
CIRCULATOR
SERVICE |
Bus
service confined to a specific local, such
as a downtown area or suburban neighborhood
with connections to major traffic corridors. |
COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR
STREET |
A
street that gathers and disperses traffic
between the larger arterial highways and
less traveled streets, that has intersections
at grade, and that provides traffic movement
and access to abutting properties. |
COMMUTER |
A
person who travels regularly between home
and work or school. |
COMMUTER
BUS |
A
bus which takes people from one place to
another on a regular basis, e.g., commuters
traveling to and from work or school. |
COMMUTER
RAIL |
Short-haul
rail passenger service operating in metropolitan
and suburban areas, whether within or across
geographical boundaries of a state, usually
characterized by reduced fare, multiple
ride, and commutation tickets and by morning
and evening peak period operations. The
portion of passenger railroad operations
that carries passengers within urban areas,
or between urban areas and their suburbs,
but differs from rail rapid transit in
that the passenger cars generally are heavier,
the average trip lengths are usually longer,
and the operations are carried out over
tracks that are part of the railroad system
in the area. |
COMMUTER
SERVICE |
Transportation
provided on a regularly scheduled basis,
typically for the purpose of travel to
and from work or school each day. |
CONGESTION
MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY PROGRAM (CMAQ) |
This
program considers projects or programs
which will contribute to attainment of
National Air Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) with a focus on ozone and carbon
monoxide. Only ozone non-attainment areas
receive CMAQ funds. |
CONTRACT
RETENTIONS |
A
percentage of contract progress payment,
based on provisions of the State Contract
Act and the Standard Specifications, which
shall be retained by the State until (1)
final completion and acceptance of the
project by Caltrans, or (2) the deposit
of securities according to the approved
escrow agreement. |
CONTRAFLOW
LANE |
Reserved
lane for buses on which the direction of
bus traffic is opposite to the flow of
traffic on the other lanes. |
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT |
An
agreement between the California Department
of Transportation and another party or
governmental entity to perform or to undertake
work on behalf of the Department. |
CORRIDOR |
A
broad geographical band that follows a
general directional flow connecting major
sources of trips that may contain a number
of streets, highways, and transit route
alignments. |
COST
EFFECTIVENESS |
- total cost per vehicle-hour,
- total cost per vehicle-mile,
- total cost per passenger-trip, and
- total cost per passenger-mile.
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CROSSTOWN |
Non-radial
bus service, which does not enter the Central
Business District. |
CRUSH
LOAD |
The
maximum passenger capacity of a vehicle,
in which there is little or no space between
passengers (i.e., the passengers are toughing
one another) and one more passenger cannot
enter without causing serious discomfort
to the others. |
A B C D E
F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
| DEADHEAD |
The
movement of a vehicle without passengers
or cargo, e.g., from the garage to the
beginning of the transportation route. |
| DEDICATED
FUNDING SOURCE |
A
dedicated funding source is one, which
by law, is available for use only to support
a specific purpose, and cannot be diverted
to other uses; e.g., the federal gasoline
tax can only be used for highway investments,
and since 1983, for transit capital projects. |
| DEFICIENCY
AUTHORIZATION |
The
Administration's approval to exceed an
appropriation. Such approval requires the
Governor's written consent for an appropriation
that exceeds $25,000, otherwise the Director
of Finance can approve. |
| DEMAND
DENSITY |
The
number of requests for service per unit
area, typically per zone or square mile. |
| DEMAND
FORECASTING |
A
technique of estimating the number and
travel times of potential users of a system. |
| DEMAND-RESPONSIVE
TRANSPORTATION |
Any
system of transporting individuals, including
the provision of designated public transportation
service by public entities and the provision
of transportation service by private entities,
including but not limited to specified
public transportation service, which is
not a fixed route system. |
| DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) |
The
cabinet level Department of the Federal
Government that is responsible for administering
federal transportation programs including
public transportation, highways, railroads,
air transportation, shipping, and the Coast
Guard. Each state also has a department
of transportation. |
| DESIGNATED
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
Transportation
service provided by a public entity (other
than public school transportation) by bus,
rail, or other conveyance (other than transportation
by aircraft or intercity or commuter rail
transportation) that provides the general
public with general or special service,
including charter service, on a regular
and continuing basis. |
| DESTINATION
SIGN |
A
sign on a transit vehicle indicating the
route number, direction or destination
of the vehicle. |
| DIAL-A-RIDE |
A
system in which door-to-door transportation
is provided to patrons who request service
by telephone, either on an ad hoc or subscription
basis. |
| DIRECTLY
OPERATED SERVICE |
Transit
Services provided directly by a public
agency, using the agency's employees to
supply the necessary labor. Distinguished
from Purchased Transportation. |
| DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) |
A
business owned and controlled by one or
more socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals. A socially and economically
disadvantaged individual includes Black
Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans,
Asian Pacific Americans, or Asian Indian
Americans, and any other minorities or
individuals found to be disadvantaged by
the Small Business Administration (SBA)
under Section 8(a) of the Small Business
Act. |
| DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS |
Any
funds whose distribution is not automatic.
Decisions on the distribution of discretionary
funds are made by an agency or person based
on that agency's or person's choice or
judgement and in accordance with criteria
set out in laws or regulations. |
| DISPATCH |
The
relaying of information promptly, especially
official business. |
| DISPATCHER |
The
individual who relays information, especially
official business, promptly. |
| DOUBLE
DECKER |
Transit
vehicles having a "second story" of
passenger seating accessible by a stairway. |
| DOWNTIME |
A
period during which a vehicle is inoperative
because of repairs or maintenance. |
| DOWNTOWN
PEOPLE MOVER (DPM) |
An
automated transport system that runs on
a fixed guideway and which usually operates
in the Central Business District. |
| DWELLTIME |
The
scheduled time a vehicle or train is required
to discharge and take on passengers at
a stop, including opening and closing doors. |
| DYNAMIC
ROUTING |
The
process of modifying a vehicle route to
accommodate service requests received after
the vehicle has been dispatched. |
| ELDERLY
AND HANDICAPPED (E&H) |
Refers
to special transportation services for
members of these groups. |
| ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) |
A
comprehensive study of likely environmental
impacts resulting from major federally
assisted projects. The statements are required
by the National Environmental Policy Act. |
| EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT-OF-WAY |
A
highway or other facility that can only
be used by buses or other transit vehicles. |
| EXPENDITURE |
Allocates
the cost of goods delivered or services
rendered, whether paid or unpaid. |
| EXPRESS
SERVICE |
Service
that provides higher speeds and fewer stops
than are generally found on other portions
of the system or on the same route in local
services. |
| EXTRA
BOARD |
Operators
who have no assigned run but are used to
cover runs deliberately left open by the
scheduling department (extra runs), or
runs that are open because of the absence
of regularly assigned operators. |
| FARE |
Te
authorized amount charged for transportation. |
| FARE
BOX |
A
device that accepts coins, bills, tickets,
and tokens given by passengers as payment
for rides. |
| FARE
BOX REVENUE |
Includes
cash, tickets, tokens, and pass receipts.
Excludes charter revenue. |
| FARE
COLLECTION SYSTEM |
The
method by which fares are collected and
accounted for in a public transportation
system. |
| FARE
ELASTICITY |
The
extent to which ridership responds to fare
increases or decreases. |
| FARE
STRUCTURE |
The
system set up to determine how much is
to be paid by various passengers using
the system at any given time. |
| FEDERAL
TRANSIT ACT |
The
act that authorizes the Secretary of Transportation
to provide additional assistance for the
development of comprehensive and coordinated
mass transportation system, both public
and private, in metropolitan and other
urban areas, and for other purposes. |
| FEEDER
SERVICE |
Local
transportation service, which provides
connections with a major transportation
service. |
| FERRYBOAT |
A
vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise,
vehicles, etc., across a body of water
on short routes with frequent service. |
| FISCAL
YEAR |
A
twelve-month period to which the annual
budget applies, and at the end of which
a governmental unit determines its financial
position and the results of its operations. Federal Fiscal
Year (as of 1977) = October 1-September
30; California State Fiscal
Year = July 1-June 30. |
| FIXED
COST |
An
indirect cost that remains relatively constant
regardless of the level of operational
activity. |
| FIXED-ROUTE |
Service
provided on a repetitive, scheduled basis
along a specific route with vehicles stopping
to pick up and discharge passengers at
specific locations. |
| FIXED-GUIDEWAY
SYSTEM |
A
system of vehicles that can operate only
on its own guideway constructed for that
purpose (e.g., rapid rail, and light rail).
Federal usage in funding legislation also
includes exclusive right-of-way bus operations,
trolley coaches, and ferryboats as "fixed-guideway" transit. |
| FORMULA
FUNDS |
Formula
funds are distributed or apportioned to
qualifying recipients on the basis of formulas
described in law; e.g., funds in the Section
18 program for Small Urban and Rural Transit
Assistance are distributed to each state
based on the state's percentage of national
rural population. |
| FRINGE
AREA |
That
portion of a municipality outside the Central
Business District. |
| FRINGE
PARKING |
An
area for parking usually located outside
the Central Business District and most
often used by suburban residents who work
or shop downtown. |
| FTA
SECTION 5310 FUNDS |
Funds
apportioned to the states by the federal
government through FTA to provide capital
grants for the purpose of assisting private
nonprofit corporations and, under certain
circumstances, public agencies in providing
transportation services to meet the needs
of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. |
| FTA
SECTION 18 FUNDS |
Transit
funds provided by the federal government
through FTA by formula to rural areas.
These funds can be used for either capital
or operating expensed. Capital projects
require a 20% local match. Operating projects
require a 50% local match. Projects that
meet the mandates of the Americans with
Disabilities Act or Federal Clean Air Act
are funded on a 90% federal - 10% local
basis. |
| FTA
SECTION 26 (a)(2) FUNDS |
Funds
provided to Caltrans, Division of Mass
Transportation for the "State Planning
and Research Program" which is a consolidated
program of five (5) grants apportioned
for the purposes of funding:
1) Public and multimodal
transportation planning projects primarily
in non-urbanized areas - 80% Federal
funding; 2) Research, development and
demonstration projects in all phases
of urban mass transportation - 50% Federal
funding; 3) Managerial, technical, and
professional training fellowships in
the public transportation field - 75%
Federal funding; 4) University research
and training projects in urban transportation
problems - 80% Federal funding; 5) Human
resource needs to increase minority and
female employees and business opportunities
in the public transportation field -
80% Federal funding. Funds are allocated
on a discretionary basis.
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| FTA
SECTION 3 FUNDS |
Funds
obtained through Section 3 of the Federal
Transit Act, as amended. This section enables
the Secretary of Transportation to make
discretionary capital grants to States
and local public entities to finance specific
types of public transportation projects.
Section 3 funds are usually divided among
rail modernization, new rail starts, bus,
planning, and other projects, including
the transportation of elderly and disabled
individuals. |
| FTA
SECTION 8 FUNDS |
Funds
available through ISTEA and provided to
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
for intermodal transportation planning
projects within urbanized areas. Funds
are allocated on a formula basis developed
by Caltrans in cooperation with the MPOs.
Projects are funded 80% Federal - 20% Local
Match. |
| FTA
SECTION 9 FUNDS |
Funds
obtained through Section 9 of the Federal
Transit Act, as amended. This section governs
the distribution of the public transit
capital and operating block grant appropriations
made by Congress each year, among urbanized
areas across the nation. Grants are based
on a congressionally established formula. |
| FUND |
An
independent fiscal and accounting pot of
money. |
| FUND
SOURCE |
Refers
to fund type. Examples are: Transit Capital
Improvement Program funds; Proposition
108 and Proposition 116 funds; State Highway
Account funds, etc. |
| FUND
TRANSFER AGREEMENT |
A
written "pass-through" agreement
between Caltrans and a local agency for
grant funds allocated to capital projects.
It commits the local agency to provide
a specified project, and allows progress
payments to be reimbursed by Caltrans according
to the individual project scope of work
stated in the agreement. |
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
| GARAGE |
Location
where buses are based and operators report
for work and receive supplies and assignments. |
| GRANT |
A
contribution of funds subject to specific
performance and regulatory provisions. |
| GRID |
A
pattern of two series of parallel routes,
which intersect at right angles. |
| HANDICAPPED
PERSON |
An
individual who has a physical or mental
impairment, which substantially limits
one or more major life activities. |
| HARDWARE,
COMPUTER |
Equipment
and Facilities. See SOFTWARE. |
| HEADSIGN |
Destination
sign located above the windshield of a
bus or rail car. |
| HEADWAY |
Time
required for successive vehicles traveling
at the same speed and direction to pass
the same point. (Used to plan orderly dispatch
of vehicles.) |
| HEAVY
RAIL |
Transit
service using rail cars with motive capability,
driven by electric power usually drawn
from a third rail, configured for passenger
traffic and usually operated on exclusive
rights-of-way. Utilizes generally longer
trains and consists of longer station spacing
than Light Rail. |
| HIGH
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) |
Vehicles
that can carry more than two persons. Examples
of high occupancy vehicles are a bus, vanpool,
and a carpool. |
| IN-KIND
INCOME |
The
dollar value assigned to non-cash gifts
and services. |
| INTERCITY
TRANSPORTATION |
Transportation
between cities. |
| INTERMODAL |
Projects
or capital that includes, involve, or affect
more than one mode of transportation. Also
known as Multimodal. |
| INTERMODAL
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF
1991 (ISTEA) |
This
is a federal law enumerating the policy
of the United States to develop a National
Intermodal Transportation System that is
economically efficient, environmentally
sound, provides the foundation for the
nation to compete in the global economy
and will move people and goods in an energy
efficient manner. The comprehensive coverage
of the ISTEA is reflected in its eight
titles:
Title I - Surface Transportation
(related to highways),Title II - Highway
Safety, Title III - Federal Transit
Act Amendments of 1991,Title IV - Motor
Carrier Act of 1991,Title V - Intermodal
Transportation, Title VI -Research,
Title VII - Air Transportation, and
Title VIII - Extension of Highway-Related
Taxes and Highway Trust Fund.
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| INTERMODAL
TRANSFER FACILITY |
A
single facility enabling transfers between
modes of transportation. |
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
| JITNEY
SERVICE |
A
service provided by small vehicles typically
operating over a fixed route on a flexible
schedule, picking up and discharging passengers
upon demand. |
| JOINT
DEVELOPMENT |
Ventures
undertaken by the public and private sectors
for development of land around transit
stations or stops. |
| KISS
AND RIDE |
A
trip where a passenger is driven to a stop
or station and then changes to transit.
See PARK AND RIDE. |
| LATENT
DEMAND |
The
estimated number of trips not made because
service is not accessible or available. |
| LAYOVER-TIME |
Time
built into a schedule between arrivals
and departures, used for the recovery of
delays and preparation for the return trip. |
| LAYOVER-ZONE |
A
designated stopover point for a bus at
or near the end of the line. |
| LEVEL
OF SERVICE (LOS) |
The
convenience, comfort, safety, and utility
of a system, measured differently for individual
systems. |
| LIFE
CYCLE PROCUREMENT |
A
form of competitive procurement where the
contract is awarded based on a consideration
of cost of operation as well as initial
capital cost. |
| LIFT |
A
device, which raises and lowers a platform
to accommodate the entrance and exit of
wheelchair users and others with disabilities. |
| LIGHT
RAIL/LIGHT RAIL RAPIDTRANSIT SYSTEM (LRRT) |
A
fixed-guideway mode of urban transportation
utilizing predominantly reserved but not
necessarily grade-separated rights-of-way.
It uses primarily electrically propelled
rail vehicles, operated singularly or in
trains. |
| LIGHT
RAIL VEHICLE (LRV) |
Modern-day
term for a streetcar type of transit vehicle,
e.g., tram or trolley. |
| LINKED
PASSENGERTRIPS |
A
linked trip is a trip from origin to destination
on the transit system. Even if a passenger
must make several transfers during a journey,
the trip is counted as one linked trip
on the system. |
| LOAD
FACTOR |
The
number of passengers actually carried divided
by the total passenger capacity of a vehicle. |
| LOCAL
SERVICE |
Operation
designed so those vehicles make frequent
stops between relatively short distances
along a route. See EXPRESS SERVICE. |
| LOW
BID PROCUREMENT |
A
form of competitive procurement where the
contract is awarded based on consideration
of lowest initial capital cost. |
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
| MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) |
A
system (manual or computerized) in which
financial and operating data is collected
and analyzed for management's use. |
| MASSTRANSPORTATION |
Transportation
by bus, or rail, or other conveyance, either
publicly or privately owned, which provides
to the public general or special serviced
on a regular and continuing basis. Does
not include school buses, charter, or sightseeing
service). See also "Public Transportation." |
| MASS
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY |
An
agency authorized to transport people by
bus, rail, or other conveyance, either
publicly, or privately owned, and which
provides to the public general or special
service on a regular and continuing scheduled
or unscheduled basis. Transit agencies
are classified according to mode of transit
service operated. A multi-mode transit
agency operates two or more modes, which
are defined in the Federal Transit Administration
Industry Uniform System of Accounts and
Records and Reporting System (USOAR). See
Transit System and Multi-Mode Transit System. |
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