| Acronym |
Definition |
| AAGR |
Average Annual Growth Rate |
| AMPC |
Area of Mutual Planning Concern |
| AMPI |
Area of Mutual Planning Interest |
| AQMA |
Air Quality Management Area |
| BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| COSA |
Critical Open Space Area |
| DEQ |
Department of Environmental Quality (State of Oregon) |
| DLCD |
Department of Land Conservation & Development (State of Oregon) |
| DU |
Dwelling Unit |
| ECO |
ECONorthwest (economic consultants) |
| EOA |
Economic Opportunities Analysis |
| EPA |
Employees Per Acre (also Environmental Protection Agency) |
| GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
| HCS |
Housing and Community Services |
| LCDC |
Land Conservation & Development Commission (State of Oregon) |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization (a.k.a., RVMPO) |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| MWC |
Medford Water Commission |
| NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| OAR |
Oregon Administrative Rule |
| ODA |
Oregon Department of Agriculture |
| ODOT |
Oregon Department of Transportation |
| OEA |
Office of Economic Analysis |
| OECDD |
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
(n.k.a., Oregon Business Development Department - OBDD) |
| OHCS |
Oregon Housing & Community Services Department |
| ORS |
Oregon Revised Statute |
| PA |
Participants' Agreement |
| pCIC |
project Citizen Involvement Committee |
| PMX |
Particulate Matter, e.g., PM10 or PM2.5 |
| PSU |
Portland State University (Population Research Center - PRC) |
| PPH |
Persons Per Household |
| PUMS |
Public Use Microsample data (U.S. Census) |
| RLRC |
Resource Lands Review Committee |
| RPS |
Regional Problem Solving |
| RVMPO |
Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (a.k.a., MPO) |
| RVS |
Rogue Valley Sewer Services |
| RVTD |
Rogue Valley Transportation District |
| TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
| TPAU |
Transportation Planning Analysis Unit |
| UCB |
Urban Containment Boundary |
| UGB |
Urban Growth Boundary |
| UR |
Urban Reserve |
| URA |
Urban Reserve Area |
| UGB |
Urban Growth Boundary |
| URMA |
Urban Reserve Management Agreement |