| 4Ts | Tolling, Transit, Telecommuting, and Technology |
| APC | Automatic passenger counter |
| ATM | Active traffic management |
| AVL | Automatic vehicle location |
| BRT | Bus rapid transit |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| CBA | Cost and benefit analysis |
| CRD | Congestion Reduction Demonstration |
| CVO | Commercial vehicle operator |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| HC | Hydrocarbon(s) |
| HOT | High-occupancy tolling |
| HOV | High-occupancy vehicle |
| ITS | Intelligent transportation systems |
| ITS-OTMC | Intelligent Transportation Systems-Operational Testing to Mitigate Congestion |
| MARQ2 | Marquette and Second Avenue (downtown Minneapolis) |
| Mn/DOT | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| MOE | Measure of effectiveness |
| MVTA | Minnesota Valley Transit Authority |
| NEF | National Evaluation Framework |
| NEP | National Evaluation Plan |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NTOC | National Transportation Operations Coalition |
| O&M | Operation and maintenance |
| OTMC | Operational Testing to Mitigate Congestion |
| PDSL | Priced dynamic shoulder lane |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| ROG | Reactive organic gas(es) |
| ROWE | Results Only Work Environment |
| SOV | Single-occupant vehicle |
| TDM | Travel demand management |
| TMO | Traffic management operations |
| UPA | Urban Partnership Agreement |
| U.S. DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| VII | Vehicle Infrastructure Integration |
| VMT | Vehicle miles traveled |
| VOC | Vehicle operating cost or Volatile organic compound |
| VT | Vehicle trips |
