Piedmont Greenway Master Plan - Town of Kernersville

GLOSSARY
AASHTO: American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act.
At-Grade Crossing: refers to a trail/roadway intersection where trail users are routed
onto the road, rather than above (pedestrian bridge) or below (tunnel).
BMP: best management practices. These practices reflect the most up-to-date
technology to solve or improve design issues.
Bollards: metal, wooden or concrete posts designed to restrict vehicle access to a trail.
CAC: Citizens Advisory Committee.
EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Floodplain: the lowland that borders a stream, creek, river or water conveyance
and is subject to flooding when the stream overflows its banks.
“Gene-ways”: routes by which genetic diversity can occur, such as greenways,
through the migration and breeding of plant and animal species.
Greenway: a linear corridor of natural land, usually following features such as
rivers, creeks, ridges, old railroad lines or utility lines. Greenways generally contain
trails.
Gabions: rectangular, rock-filled, wire baskets which are building blocks that are used
to stabilize stream banks.
LRTP: Long Range Transportation Plan. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a comprehensive plan for the total
transportation system encompassing each mode: transit, rail, bicycle, pedestrian,
airport and streets and highways. The LRTP must be fiscally constrained and
meet air quality conformity standards for the 2025 horizon year.
MUTCD: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Non-attainment area: The Clean Air Act and Amendments of 1990 define a “non
attainment area” as a locality where air pollution levels persistently exceed
National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Designating an area non-attainment is a formal
rule making process and EPA normally takes this action only after air quality standards have
been exceeded for several consecutive years. http://www.epa.govairs nonattn.html
NCDOT (GIS): North Carolina Department of Transportation Geographic Information
Survey. This public department provides and maintains a comprehensive road configuration
and attributed digital data base for GIS, mapping, and road inventory.
PART: Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation. PART is a Regional
Transportation Authority with a goal to improve transportation through regional
cooperation. In 1997 the North Carolina General Assembly approved enabling
legislation to form a regional transportation authority whereby local triad governments can
work together to develop transportation systems throughout the region.
Riparian: associated with a river or creek.
Rip Rap: large angular rocks that are traditionally used to armor eroding
banks of small streams.
ROW: right-of-way. ROW is associated with NCDOT easements.
Stormwater: rainfall or snowmelt which travels into streams and rivers during and after
storm events.
Trail tread: the surface of a trail.
Trail head: a designated public access point along a greenway which can include bicycle
and paved or gravel automobile parking, rest room facilities, drinking fountains, signage,
benches and picnic tables.
Watershed Ratings: North Carolina Department of Water Quality Classification.
WS-I: watersheds are entirely composed of publicly owned land, and are used as
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