Below are some of the most common acronyms as used by CYMPO and other local, County, and State transportation departments.
| 5303 | Transit planning funding |
| 5310 | Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities Grant Program |
| 5316 | Job Access and Reverse Commute Grant Program |
| 5317 | New Freedom Grant Program |
| 3-C | Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive planning process |
| AADT | Average Annual Daily Traffic |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials |
| ABC | Aggregate Base Course |
| AC | Asphalt Concrete |
| ACFC | Asphalt Concrete Friction Course |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADOT | Arizona Department of Transportation |
| ADT | Average Daily Traffic |
| AGC | Associated General Contractors |
| APA | American Planning Association |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BQAZ | Building a Quality Arizona (ADOT Study) |
| BTS | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| C&S | Contracts and Specifications |
| CAAG | Central Arizona Association of Governments |
| CHV | Town of Chino Valley |
| CMAR | Construction Manager at Risk |
| CMP | Corrugated metal pipe |
| COG | Council of Governments |
| COP | City of Prescott |
| CYMPO | Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| DCR | Design Concept Report |
| DEW | Town of Dewey-Humboldt |
| DM | District Minor Funds |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FMPO | Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| FRICTION COURSE | Thin course layer of asphalt concrete providing traction on roads |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| GMP | Guaranteed Maximum Price |
| HIS | Interstate Highway System |
| HOV | High Occupancy Vehicle |
| HPMS | Highway Performance Monitoring System |
| HSIP | Highway Safety Improvement Program |
| HURF | Highway User Revenue Fund |
| IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1991) |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| JPA | Joint Project Agreement |
| LM | Local Match |
| LP | Local Project |
| LPA | Local Public Agency |
| LRTP | Long Range Transportation Plan |
| MAG | Maricopa Association of Governments |
| MILL AND FILL | Process of removing a layer of asphalt concrete and replacing with new |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOVE AZ | ADOT’s long range transportation plan (2000) |
| MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| M-TAC | Multi-modal Technical Advisory Committee |
| MTIP | Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program |
| MUTCD | Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Design |
| NACOG | Northern Arizona Council of Governments |
| NAIPTA | Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Transportation Authority |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NHS | National Highway System |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| PAG | Pima Association of Governments |
| PE | Professional Engineer |
| PEAK HOUR | Busiest hour of the day for traffic (Typically shown as AM and PM peaks) |
| PIP | Public Involvement Plan |
| PL | Planning Funds |
| PM 10 | Particulate Matter of 10 microns or less |
| PRS | City of Prescott |
| PRV | Town of Prescott Valley |
| PS&E | Plans Specifications and Estimate |
| RDG | Roadway Design Guidelines |
| RPO | Regional Planning Organization |
| RTP | Regional Transportation Plan |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe Accountable Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for Users |
| SEAGO | South Eastern Arizona Governments Organization |
| SHSP | Strategic Highway Safety Plan |
| SOV | Single-Occupancy Vehicle |
| SPR | Statewide Planning and Research |
| SPUI | Single Point Urban Interchange |
| SRTS | Safe Routes to School |
| STIP | State Transportation Improvement Program |
| STP | Surface Transportation Program |
| TAZ | Traffic Analysis Zone |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TI | Traffic Interchange |
| TIA | Traffic Impact Analysis |
| TIFIA | Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act |
| TIGER | Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery |
| TIP | Transportation Improvement Program |
| TR | Transit |
| TRIP | Transit Implementation Plan |
| T-TAC | Transit Technical Advisory Committee |
| UPWP | Unified Planning Work Program (Now just called the Work Program) |
| UZA | Urbanized Area |
| VMT | Vehicle Miles Travelled |
| WACOG | Western Arizona Council of Governments |
| WHAT MOVES YOU AZ | Current ADOT Long Range Transportation Plan |
| WP | Work Program |
| YMPO | Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| YPT | Yavapai Prescott Tribe |
| YYV | Yavapai County |