Appendix I: Glossary There are many terms used to describe different components of the transportation system, treatments, and bikeway facility types. To promote consistency and ease of understanding, the following terms are used throughout this Plan. For additional definitions of specific bicycle facilities, please refer to the Bicycle Facilities Toolkit in Appendix A. Active Transportation – Any human-powered form of transportation including walking, bicycling, and wheelchair rolling. It encompasses trips made for any purpose including commuting, recreation, leisure, or others. Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) – an advisory committee to NVTA with a goal of promoting safe walking and bicycling as transportation options. Active Transportation Program (ATP) – created by Senate Bill 99 in 2013 to consolidate state and federal transportation programs into one single funding program for active transportation in California. American Disabilities Act (ADA) – A Federal regulation requiring the implementation of accessibility design criteria for highway elements that affect the accessibility and mobility of disabled individuals. Arterial Road – Roadway designed for high-speed, highvolume travel between major points in both urban and rural areas. Average Daily Traffic (ADT) – The total volume of traffic on a street during a given time period divided by the number of days in that time period. Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grants Program (BUILD) – A Federal grant program that funds regionally significant surface transportation projects. Bicycle Box – Designated area on the approach to a signalized intersection consisting of an advanced stop line and bicycle symbols. Bicycle boxes should be considered to mitigate conflicts between bicyclists and motorists. Bicycle Detection – A system of hardware and software that detects the presence of bicyclists at a traffic signal and calls the green signal for the activated approach. Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA) – a spatial analysis of bicycling connectivity between destinations to identify and evaluate low-stress connectivity. Bicycle Signal – Traffic control device used to improve intersection safety and operations for bicyclists.
Bikeway – Any type of bicycle facility, including paths in separate rights-of-way and on-street bikeways. Includes bike lanes, paved shoulders, signed bike routes, and sidepaths. Caltrans – California Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) – A short-range plan which identifies and plans for capital projects and related financing options. Collector Road – Collector roads gather traffic from local roads and funnel that traffic into the arterial roadway network. Curb Extension – Treatment or application designed to visually and physically narrow the roadway in order to create safer and shorter crossing distances for pedestrians while increasing the available space for street furniture, benches, plantings, and trees. Curb Radius – The radius of the arc formed where two intersecting curbs meet. Smaller curb radii encourage slower turning speeds at intersections. Design Speed – Design speed is a selected speed used to determine various geometric design features of the roadway. Easement – An easement provides the easement holder the right to use land for a specific purpose. The easement holder is not the land owner. FHWA – Federal Highway Administration FTA – Federal Transit Administration High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk Beacon (HAWK) – The pedestrian hybrid beacon (also known as the High-Intensity Activated crosswalk, or HAWK) is a pedestrian-activated warning device located on the roadside or on mast arms over midblock pedestrian crossings. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) – A Federalaid program with the purpose to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned roads and roads on tribal land. Green Lanes – bicycle lanes painted green to increase visibility and enforce priority of bicyclists.