Glossary/
Acronyms
- AA:
- Alternatives Analysis
- ADA:
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended
- CFR:
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CIG:
- Capital Improvement Grant
- DEIS:
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- EIS:
- Environmental Impact Statement
- EJ:
- Environmental Justice
- EPA:
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- FEIS:
- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- FFGA:
- Full Funding Grant Agreement
- FTA:
- Federal Transit Administration
- GBNRTC:
- Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council
- LOS:
- Level of Service
- LPA:
- Locally Preferred Alternative
- LRT:
- Light Rail Transit
- LRTP:
- Long Range Transportation Plan
- MAP-21:
- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21th Century Act
- NEPA:
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NFTA:
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- NOI:
- Notice of Intent
- NYSDEC:
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- NYSDOT:
- New York State Department of Transportation
- O&M:
- Operations and Maintenance
- ROMF:
- Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility
- ROD:
- Record of Decision
- ROW:
- Right-Of-Way
- SEQRA:
- New York State Environmental Quality Act
- Scoping:
- process used to determine the appropriate contents of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Public and agency participation is an integral part of scoping.
- TOD:
- Transit Oriented Development
- UB:
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
