Homelessness: A Guide for Public Transportation (2024)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| BART |
Bay Area Rapid Transit |
| CIT |
Crisis Intervention Team |
| CoCs |
Continuums of Care |
| DART |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
| DOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| ED |
U.S. Department of Education |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| GCRTA |
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority |
| HART |
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |
| HMIS |
Homeless Management Information Services |
| HUD |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| LGBTQIA+ |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and More |
| LTD |
Lane Transit District |
| MARTA |
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority |
| MBTA |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
| MTA |
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| PATH |
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
| PIT |
Point-in-Time |
| RTC Washoe |
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada |
| RTD |
Regional Transportation District |
| SEPTA |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| TOD |
Transit-Oriented Development |
| USICH |
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness |
| Valley Metro |
Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority |
| WMATA |
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
