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... 181 ADT average daily traffic BCA benefit-cost analysis BCR benefit-cost ratio BUILD Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development CBA cost-benefit analysis cfs cubic feet per second CH4 methane CMIP Coupled Model Intercomparison Project CO2 carbon dioxide CREAT Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool DOT Department of transportation EIA Economic impact analysis ER Emergency Relief FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIS Flood Insurance Study FY fiscal year GCM general circulation model GHG greenhouse gas HEC Hydraulic Engineering Circular IDF intensity-duration-frequency IRR internal rate of return ITS intelligent transportation system IWG Interagency Working Group LCCA life-cycle cost analysis MnDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation MOVES Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator N2O nitrous oxide NOx nitrogen oxides NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPS National Park Service NPV net present value O&M operations and maintenance OMB Office of Management and Budget P3 public-private partnership ppm parts per million PV present value PVC present value coefficient Acronyms
From page 182...
... 182 Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change -- Guidebook RCP representative concentration pathway RI recurrence interval ROI return on investment S-NPV sustainable net present value S-ROI sustainable return on investment SC-CO2 social cost of carbon SLR sea level rise SOx sulfur dioxides SRES Special Report on Emissions Scenarios STIP state transportation improvement plan SWMM-CAT Stormwater Management Model Climate Adjustment Tool TAMP transportation asset management plan TBL triple bottom line TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery USGS United States Geological Survey VPD vehicles per day VSL value of statistical life
From page 183...
... 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 FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) 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)
From page 184...
... TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED ISBN 978-0-309-48159-5 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 4 8 1 5 9 5 9 0 0 0 0 N O N -PR O FIT O R G .

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