An announced meeting conducted by transportation officials designed to facilitate participation in the decision-making process and to assist the public in gaining an informed view of a proposed project at any level of the transportation project development process. Also, such a gathering may be referred to as a public information meeting.

A general term to define impacts which are caused by a specific action and which take place later in time or further removed in distance but are still reasonably foreseeable. Secondary effects can be indeterminate, may not be easily recognized, and can be difficult to identify and evaluate

A self-propelled machine usually now with three axles and an engine of up to 300 hp with a wide, hydraulically adjustable blade for cutting, and moving and spreading soil smoothly to the shape required. In modern machines the driver is able to sit. The grader is more efficient than the bulldozer in smoothing rough ground for road building but it al [..]

The proportion of trips made on the roadway versus other modes of travel such as the public transit system.

A transfer facility serving transit buses and other modes, such as automobiles and pedestrians. In the context of this document, transit centers are either on-line or off-line facilities with respect to the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane.

A strategy for reducing congestion and pollution by reducing vehicle volume through such techniques as ridesharing and carpooling.

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A support of an arch or bridge, etc., which may carry a horizontal force as well as weight.

A traffic lane used to increase speed before entering the main lane of traffic.