Office of Operations
21st Century Operations Using 21st Century Technologies

Primer for Improved Urban Freight Mobility and Delivery
Operations, Logistics, and Technology Strategies


Acronyms

AL Alley Loading
BID Business Improvement District
CCC Construction consolidation center
CLP Construction logistics plan
CLZMP Commercial Loading Zone Management Program
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
CMP Congestion management process
DDOT District of Columbia Department of Transportation
DERG Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAST Act Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
FASTLANE Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-Term Achievement of National Efficiencies
FDOT Florida Department of Transportation
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FLZ Freight loading zone
FQMD French Quarter Management District
FREVUE Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe
H-GAC Houston-Galveston Area Council
HOS Hours of service regulations
ITS Intelligent transportation systems
INFRA Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Grants
MARAD Maritime Administration
Massport Massachusetts Port Authority
MPO Metropolitan planning organization
NCDOT North Carolina Department of Transportation
NHFN National Highway Freight Network
NHFP National Highway Freight Program
NYCDOT New York City Department of Transportation
OHD Off-hour delivery
OLT Operations, Logistics, and Technology strategies that can be used to improve freight mobility in urban areas
PM2.5 Fine particulate matter
POLA Port of Los Angeles
POLB Port of Long Beach
STBG Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
TAP Trusted Access Program
TfL Transport for London
TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grants
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TMA Transportation management area
TPAS Truck Parking Availability System
TSMO Transportation Systems Management and Operations Plan
UPWP Unified Planning Work Program
VIN Vehicle identification number
VS3 Vehicle Security and Scheduling System
WIM Weigh-in-motion
WTC World Trade Center
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