The list of urban design acronyms and abbreviations.

All urban design related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency(Geological, Transportation planning)
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GPS:
Global Positioning System(Navigation Satellite, Information)
57
FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
44
NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Polar satellite)
34
FCC:
Federal Communications Commission(Response, Firefighting, Emergency)
24
FEMA:
Federal Emergency Management Agency(Evacuation, Disaster)
12
NEPA:
National Environmental Policy Act(Nature, Transportation planning)
11
GIS:
Geographic Information Systems(Transportation planning)
9
ADA:
Americans with Disabilities Act(Transportation planning)
7
BLM:
Bureau of Land Management(Firefighting, Urban design, Planning)
7
SIC:
Standard Industrial Classification(Commerce, Stock market, Investment)
6
USGS:
United States Geological Survey(Geological, Geology, Hurricane management)
6
NIMS:
National Incident Management System(Port security, Security)
5
TIP:
Transportation Improvement Program(Metropolitan planning)
4
ADR:
Alternative Dispute Resolution(Urban design, Planning, Urban planning)
4
BTS:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics(Urban design, Planning, Urban planning)
4
FGDC:
Federal Geographic Data Committee(Urban design, Planning, Urban planning)
4
FTA:
Federal Transit Administration(Transportation planning)
4
MSA:
Metropolitan Statistical Area(HouSinG, Urban design, Urban planning)
4
NFIP:
National Flood Insurance Program(Hurricane management, Response)
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