Montgomery County Planning Commission
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Term
Description
Specialty Hospital
A type of hospital that restricts its admissions to a
particular group of persons or class, such as a
children’s hospital, but also a hospital that specializes
in a specific type of treatment, such as a drug
rehabilitation or mental health facility.
Transportation
As shown on the Existing Land Use Map, areas
dedicated to the movement of people or goods,
including public transportation centers, highways,
highway interchanges, roads, and airports
Transportation
Improvement Program
(TIP)
The regionally agreed upon list of priority
transportation projects, as required by federal law
(ISTEA, TEA-21, SAFETEA LU). The TIP
document must list all projects that intend to use
federal funds, along with all non-federally funded
projects that are regionally significant.
Transportation
Management Associations
(TMAs)
Non-profit, member-controlled organizations that
provide transportation services in a particular area,
such as a commercial district, mall, medical center or
industrial park. They are generally public-private
partnerships, consisting primarily of area businesses
with local government support.
Travel Demand
Management (TDM)
A tool to reduce single occupancy vehicle (SOV)
travel as well as facilitate mobility options for area
residents. It increases the efficiency of the
transportation system through the promotion and
facilitation of alternative modes of travel.
Utilities
As shown on the Existing Land Use Map, areas
including power generators and substations, water
filtration and storage tanks, wastewater treatment
plants, landfills, and recycling centers.
Water
As shown on the Existing Land Use Map, a category
that, because of the scale of the map, only includes
rivers and the Green Lane Reservoir.
Wooded
As shown on the Existing Land Use Map, a category
that shows areas which are heavily forested, even in
developed portions of the county. Interconnected
woodlands along streams running through developed
and lotted areas have been put into this category.
Term
Description
Workforce Housing
A subset of affordable housing, this is housing that is
generally aimed at those in the workforce that do not
make enough money for appropriate market-rate
housing but do not qualify for housing subsidies.
This housing may be aimed at particular segments of
the workforce, such as teachers or first responders.
