Acronym Lookup
A list of acronyms used regularly at the City of Austin (CoA) Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW).
A
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
ACD
Austin Code Department
Legacy CoA department
Now part of Development Services (DSD).
ACE
Austin Center for Events
AE
Austin Energy
CoA department
AFD
Austin Fire Department
CoA department
AMANDA
Application Management and Data Automation
Enterprise Application
used as a case and permit reviewing application by Development Services, Austin Energy, Austin Water, Austin Transportation, Planning and Zoning, Austin Code
AMD
Arterial Management Division
Austin Transportation Department (ATD) Division
APD
Austin Police Department
CoA department
ARR
Austin Resource Recovery
CoA department
ASMP
Austin Strategic Mobility Plan
ATD
Austin Transportation Department
Legacy CoA department
ATSD
Active Transportation and Street Design
AW
Austin Water
CoA department
B
BBS
Battery Back-up
AMD
batteries, see UPS
C
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
C
Subdivision
Amanda folder
C14
Zoning
Amanda folder
C8
Subdivision
Amanda folder
CAF
Council Action Form
Information requests from public, routed through a council office
CAMPO
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Regional Planning Organization
CAPCOG
Capital Area Planning Council of Governments
Regional Planning Organization
CBD
Central Business District
CDS
Capital Delivery Services
New department that TPW works with
CCO
Capital Contracting Office
CIP
Capital Improvement Project
CISO
Chief Information Security Office/Officer
CJIS
Criminal Justice Information Services
Security Clearance
CMGB
Case Management Governing Board
The board that governs all things AMANDA
CMO
City Manager's Office
CMTA
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
also known as CapMetro
CoA
City of Austin
CPO
Corridor Program Office
TPW Division
CRIS
Crash Records Information System
TxDOT Application
CSR
Citizen Service Request
CTM
Communications and Technology Management
CoA department
D
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
DAA
Downtown Austin Alliance
DS
Driveway and Sidewalk
Amanda folder
DSD
Development Services Department
CoA department
DSDD
Dynamic Speed Display Device
AMD
DTS
Data and Technology Services
DAPCZ
Downtown Austin Project Coordination Zone
E
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
EV
Enterprise Violation
Amanda folder
EGS
Enterprise Geospatial Services
CTM division (GIS)
EMS
Emergency Management Services
ESA
Enterprise Systems Administration
CTM division
Contact ESA group for Power BI Premium workspaces
ESB
Enterprise Service Bus
Data Integration
used for data integration between 311 and Amanda
EX
Excavation
Amanda folder
F
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
standards for geospatial data
G
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
H
I
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
IDEA
Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Action
TPW Equity Committee
IMMPACT
Infrastructure Management, Mapping, Planning and Coordination Tool
Web-based GIS tool (Public Works?)
ICF
AMD
form
J
K
L
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
LC
Concrete License
Amanda folder
LDC
Land Development Code
Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances
LM
Land Management
Amanda folder
M
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
MAXIMO
Enterprise application
MDS
Mobility Data Specifications
MMC
Mobility Management Center
N
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
NHCD
Neighborhood Housing and Community Development
Legacy CoA department
Now separated into Housing Department and Planning Department.
NOFO
Notice of Funding Opportunity
Call for grant applications
O
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
ODD
Office of Design and Delivery
CTM Division
OMF
Open Mobility Foundation
OOD
Office of the Director
TPW Division
OPM
Office of Performance Management
CoA department
OSE
Office of Special Events
TPW division
OTC
One Texas Center
CoA office location
P
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
PACE
Public Assembly Code Enforcement
PARD
Parks and Recreation Department
CoA department
PAZ
Planning and Zoning
CoA department
PDC
Planning and Development Center
CoA office location
will open in Fall 2020
PE
Parking Enterprise
PHB
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
PLD
Planning Department
CoA department
PP
Plumbing Permit
Amanda folder
PR
Plan Review
Amanda folder
PRF
Purchase Request Form
Paperwork for routine purchases
PSM
Public Space Management
Amanda folder
Q
R
RCA
Request for Council Action
Form for getting an item on the agenda for Council
RFI
Request for Information
Term for getting information formally from vendors
RFP
Request for Proposals
Term for getting contract bids
RLC
Rutherford Lane Campus
CoA office location
ROW
Right of Way
TPW Division
ROWMAN
Right of Way MANagement
ROWPACT
Right of Way Permitting and Coordination Tool
Enterprise Application built in GeoCortex
RRFB
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
AMD
several such beacons will be installed in Austin.
RTPC
Real Time Payment Confirmation
Amanda
Confirmation of payment in Amanda portal
RW
Right of Way
Amanda folder
S
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
SCP
Small Cell Permit
Amanda folder
SDD
Systems Development Division
TPW Division
SE
Special Events
Amanda folder
SMB
Signs, Markings and Banners
TPW Division
SMO
Smart Mobility Office
TPW Workgroup
Previously its own division, now a workgroup under AMD.
SMS
Shared Mobility Services
TPW Division
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SOW
Statement of Work
SP
Site Plan
Amanda folder
SR
Service Request
SUTD
Sidewalks and Urban Trails Division
TPW Division
Previously Sidewalks and Special Projects (SSPD)
T
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
TAC
Technical Advisory Committee
CAMPO's staff board that makes recommendations to TPB
TARA
Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs
TED
Transportation Engineering Division
TPW Division
TURP
Temporary Use Right of Way Permit
TDM
Transportation Demand Management
TDSD
Transportation Development Services Division
TPW Division
TCP
Traffic Control Plan
TIA
Traffic Impact Analysis
TP
Tree Permit
Amanda folder
TPW
Transportation and Public Works
CoA Department
TPB
Transportation Planning Board
The executive CAMPO board
TTC
Texas Transportation Committee
The executive board that governs TxDOT
TxDOT
Texas Department of Transportation
State department of transportation
U
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
UC
Utility Coordination
AMANDA Permit Type
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
AMD
batteries, see BBS
V
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
VZA
Vision Zero in Action
Knack application
VZD
Vision Zero Database
VZE
Vision Zero Editor
VZV
Vision Zero Viewer
W
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
WPD
Watershed Protection Department
CoA department
X
Y
Z
Acronym
Meaning
Context
Notes
ZC
Zoning Case
Amanda folder
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