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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – An enhanced bus system that operates in exclusive lanes, or in mixed traffic with
bypassing capabilities, in order to combine the flexibility of buses with the efficiency of rail. By doing so, BRT
generally operates at faster speeds, provides greater service reliability, and offers additional customer ame-
nities compared to traditional bus service.

Business Access/Transit (BAT) Lane – A roadway travel lane with the dual purpose of allowing all vehicles to
make turns into adjacent properties or onto intersecting streets allowing transit vehicles – typically buses or
BRT vehicles – to proceed in the forward direction along the roadway and bypass traffic queues at intersections.

Capacity – The maximum number of vehicles (vehicle capacity) or people (person capacity) that can pass
over a given roadway segment, intersection, transit line or pedestrian/bicycle facility in one or both directions
during a given period of time under prevailing operating conditions.

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) – A document that lists projects to be undertaken in the next five- to
ten-year timeframe, the estimated costs and funding sources for those projects. If funding has been commit-
ted to a project, a schedule for the funded work, which may be design, right-of-way acquisition, construction,
or all three, may be included on the project list.

Carpool/Vanpool – A group of two or more people who share the use and/or cost of a car or van for transpor-
tation to and from a destination.

Collector – Collector streets provide both access and circulation between residential, commercial, industrial
and agricultural community areas and the Arterial system. Collectors tend to carry fewer motor vehicles than
Arterials, with reduced travel speeds and may serve as freight access routes, providing local connections to ADOPTED TEXT
the Arterial network.

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) – A group of community members representing various interests who
volunteer (and in some cases are appointed) to advise the county on a specific issue, project or process. This
TSP update included an 18-member CAC appointed by the County Board of Commissioners.

Community Development Code (CDC) – The component of the Washington County Comprehensive Plan that
establishes standards that builders and developers must meet to protect the health, safety and welfare of cit-
izens. Transportation facility standards are a major component of Article IV (Development Standards), Article
V (Public Facilities and Services), and Article VII (Public Transportation Facilities).

Complete street – A street that is designed to serve all modes of travel, including bicycles, freight delivery
vehicles, transit vehicles and pedestrians of all ages and abilities.

Corridor study – A study that is directed toward specifically defining projects and strategies for meeting iden-
tified needs in a transportation corridor. Also known as a corridor refinement plan.

Cycle track – An on-street bikeway facility that provides the safety and comfort of a multi-use path within the
road right-of-way. This is accomplished by combining a painted buffer with a physical barrier, a landscaped
buffer, or a parking lane. The added protection further separates motor vehicles and bicyclists where travel
speeds and/or motor vehicle traffic volumes are high. Variations on cycle tracks include raised cycle tracks
and two-way cycle tracks.

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016