The Impacts of and Response to Drug Use on Transit (2025)
Chapter: Glossary
Glossary
| ACID |
Accident and Incident Database |
| ATU |
Amalgamated Transit Union |
| BART |
Bay Area Rapid Transit |
| BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
| CCTV |
Closed-Circuit Television |
| CDPH |
Chicago Department of Public Health |
| CPD |
Chicago Police Department |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPTED |
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design |
| CSO |
Customer Safety Officer |
| CTA |
Chicago Transit Authority |
| DFSS |
Department of Family and Support Services (City of Chicago) |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| HCV |
Hepatitis C Virus |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMIS |
Homeless Management Information System |
| HOPE Team |
Homeless Outreach Proactive Engagement Team |
| HOT |
Homeless Outreach Team |
| LA Metro |
Los Angeles Metro |
| LAHSA |
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority |
| LAPD |
Los Angeles Police Department |
| LASD |
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department |
| LBPD |
Long Beach Police Department |
| LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
| LRT |
Light Rail Transit |
| MAX |
Metropolitan Area Express (Portland’s light rail system) |
| MBTA |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
| MCSO |
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office |
| MERV |
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value |
| MTA |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Naloxone |
A drug used to temporarily reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. Known as Narcan, Evzio, Nyxoid. |
| OEMC |
Office of Emergency Management and Communications |
| ORS |
Oregon Revised Statutes |
| PATH |
People Assisting the Homeless |
| POST |
Peace Officer and Standards Training |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PSAC |
Public Safety Advisory Committee |
| PSO |
Public Safety Operations |
| PSR |
Portland Street Response |
| PWUD |
People Who Use Drugs |
| QR Code |
Quick Response Code |
| ROC |
Rail Operations Control (Los Angeles Metro) |
| RTD |
Regional Transportation District |
| SCF |
Supervised Consumption Facility |
| SCOPE |
Safety, Cleaning, Ownership, Partnership and Engagement |
| SEPTA |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| SOC |
Security Operations Center (LA Metro) |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SRT |
Safety Response Team |
| TriMet |
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon |
| TSO |
Transit Security Officer |
| UW |
University of Washington |
| WSHOTF |
West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force |
