6.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AQTC: air quality technical committee
CAC: community advisory committee
CDOT: Colorado Department of Transportation
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CMP: congestion management process
CO: carbon monoxide
COG: Council of Governments
CPG: consolidated planning grant
BRT: Bus Rapid Transit
DOD: Department of Defense
EV: electric vehicle
FFY: federal fiscal year
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
FTA: Federal Transit Administration
FY: fiscal year
GHG: greenhouse gas
GIS: geographic information systems
IIJA: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
LRTP: long range transportation plan
MMOF: multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund
MMT: Mountain Metropolitan Transit
MOA: memorandum of agreement
MPO: metropolitan planning organization
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
PEA: planning emphasis area
PEL: planning and environmental linkages
PL: planning funds
PMT: passenger miles traveled
PPACG: Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
PPP: public participation plan
PTASP: public transportation agency safety plan
ROW: right of way
SB: Senate Bill
SIP: state implementation plan
STBG: surface transportation block grant
STRAHNET: strategic highway network
TAC: transportation advisory committee
TAM: transit asset management
TIP: transportation improvement program
TMA: transportation management area (an MPO with more than 200,000 population)
TPR: transportation planning region
UPT: unlinked passenger trips
UPWP: unified planning work program
USDOT: United States Department of Transportation
UZA: census designated urbanized area
6.2 Supporting Documents
The following contain supporting documents:
- Table of Core Planning Documents
- Approved Agency Indirect Cost Rate
- Certifications and Assurances
- PPACG Board of Directors Resolution of Approval
- State and Federal Approvals (to be included in final document pending approvals)
Figure 8: Table of Core Planning Documents
| Document | Date Adopted | Time Span | Update Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Planning Work Program | September 2023 | 2 years | September 2025 |
| Transportation Improvement Program | March 2024 | 2 years* | March 2026 |
| Self-Certification | January 2022 | 4 years | January 2026 |
| Public Participation Plan** | June 2019 | N/A | June 2026 |
| LRTP Public Involvement Plan | April 2023 | 5 years | April 2028 |
| Title VI/EJ Plan and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan | June 2023 | 3 years | June 2026 |
| Congestion Management Process | December 2022 | 5 years | December 2027 |
| Long Range Regional Transportation Plan | January 2020 | 5 years | January 2025 |
| Transit Plan | January 2020 | 5 years | January 2025 |
| Specialized Human Services Plan | January 2020 | 5 years | January 2025 |
*The federal requirement is to update the TIP every 4 years; however, PPACG updates the TIP every 2 years.
**The overarching public participation plan for PPACG is updated on an as-needed basis. However, public involvement plans are developed specifically for each LRTP and TIP.