Approaches to Forecasting the Third Performance Management Rulemaking (PM3) Measures for Target Setting
List of Acronyms
AAWDT—Annual Average Weekday Traffic
AAWET—Annual Average Weekend Traffic
BPR—Bureau of Public Roads
CFR—Code of Federal Regulations
CMAQ—Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
DOT—Department of Transportation
FAST—Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
FHWA—Federal Highway Administration
ITS—Intelligent Transportation System
LOTTR—Level of Travel Time Reliability
LRTP—Long-Range Transportation Plan
MAP-21—Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
mph—miles per hour
MPO—Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTTI—mean travel time index
NHS—National Highway System
NPMRDS—National Performance Management Research Data Set
pcphpl—passenger cars per hour per lane
PHED—Peak Hour Excessive Delay
PM3—Third Performance Management Rulemaking
SHRP 2—Strategic Highway Research Program 2
SOV—Single Occupancy Vehicle
STIP—Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
TDF—Travel Demand Forecasting
TDM—Travel Demand Model
TMC—Traffic Message Channel
TTI—travel time index
TTTR—Truck Travel Time Reliability
v/c—volume-to-capacity
VDF—volume-delay function
VDOT—Virginia Department of Transportation
VMT—vehicle-Miles traveled
