TRB’s new Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released the first issue of its quarterly newsletter designed to keep stakeholders up to date on activities taking place within the SHRP 2 program. This issue covers the signing of the memorandum of understanding officially establishing SHRP 2; the inaugural meeting of the oversight committee for SHRP 2; the technical coordinating committees being formed in the areas of safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity; the revised schedule of program activities; and staffing news. SHRP 2 is a targeted, short-term, results-oriented program of strategic highway research designed to advance highway performance and safety for U.S. highway users.