AMAFCA:  Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Flood Control Authority
AMPA:  Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area defined by MRCOG
BLS:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CO:  Carbon monoxide
CR/MEV:  Crash rate per million entering vehicles
dBA:  Noise decibel level weighted to the A-scale
DBA:  Domingo Baca Arroyo
DBAA:  Domingo Baca Arroyo Arterial
DEIS:  Draft Environmental Impact Study
EMME/2:  Travel demand model used by MRCOG
EPA:  Environmental Protection Agency
EPC:  City of Albuquerque Environmental Planning Commission
FHWA:  Federal Highway Administration
GABAC:  Greater Albuquerque Bicycling Advisory Committee
HCR:  High Capacity Roadway
HCM2000:  2000 Highway Capacity Manual
HOT:  High Occupancy Toll (lanes)
HOV:  High Occupancy Vehicle
I-25:  Interstate 25
Leq:  Equivalent Continuous Noise Level
LOS:  Level of Service (measure of traffic performance)
MDD:  City of Albuquerque Municipal Development Division
MRCOG:  Mid-Region Council of Governments
MSA:  U.S. Census Metropolitan Statistical Area
MTB:  MRCOG Metropolitan Transportation Board
MTP:  MRCOG Metropolitan Transportation Plan
NAAQS:  National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NDC:  North Diversion Channel
NEPA:  National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NMDOT:  New Mexico Department of Transportation
NMGRT:  New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax
NOI:  Notice of Intent (to publish in Federal Register)
PCCP:  Portland cement concrete pavement
PDN:  Paseo del Norte
PIC:  MRCOG Public Involvement Committee
PIP:  Public Involvement Plan
PMT:  Project Management Team
SPUI:  Single point urban interchange
TCC:  MRCOG Transportation Coordinating Committee
TOD:  Transit Oriented Development
TNM:  FHWA Traffic Noise Model
TI:  Traffic interchange
TIP:  Transportation Improvement Program
V/C ratio:  Volume-to-Capacity ratio
VE Team:  Value Engineering Team
VHD:  Vehicle Hours of Delay
VHT:  Vehicle Hours Traveled
VMT:  Vehicle Miles Traveled