Gene Russell Recipient of the 2022 Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Award

Eugene R. (Gene) Russell, Sr., Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, is the recipient of the 2022 Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Award for the indelible mark he has left on transportation through his 60 years of research management at Iowa State University, Purdue University, and Kansas State University. The award will be presented during the Chair's Plenary Session on Wednesday, January 11 at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting.

Affordable, Effective Annual Meeting Advertising Opportunities

Use print or electronic advertising during the TRB Annual Meeting to get your organization's message in front of attendees. Rates for the printed program start at $795 and opportunities in the TRB AM Express daily digital newsletter begin at $900.

Meet Steven Gehrke, Minority Student Fellow Mentor

Steven Gehrke, Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University and first-time mentor with TRB's Minority Student Fellows program, says, “Armando [Martinez] and I are grateful for TRB's continued commitment to enriching the transportation community and support of this latest cohort of student fellows. The opportunity for these incredible students to present their research and engage in many facets of the Annual Meeting will have an indelible impact on their future in the field.” Meet the 24 students who have been selected to take part in the 2023 program.

Move Your Two-Lane Highway Analysis Out of the 1990s

Watch Scott Washburn of the University of Florida cover updated methodology in TRB's Highway Capacity Manual, Seventh Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis, including passing segment types, follower density, and terrain classification.

CalTrans Produces Video About NCHRP Process

Dara Wheeler, Chief of the Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information at CalTrans, has produced this informative video to show staff how valuable it is to submit problem statements to TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Problem statements are due by October 20 and must be submitted by a state department of transportation, an AASHTO committee, or the Federal Highway Administration.

Quantitative Procedures for Designing and Operating Ferry Services (TCRP Research Report 238). Ferry transportation services play an important role in regional transportation—providing additional transit capacity to transportation networks and serving as a lifeline for many geographically-isolated communities.

TRB's Top Downloaded Publications (in September): Navigating an Electric Vehicle Future: Proceedings of a Workshop (National Academies - released September 9, 2022) and Highway Capacity Manual 7th Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis (released January 2022)

October 6 - TRB Webinar: Supply Chain Risk and Resilience—Linking Transportation and Economic Models

October 11 - TRB Webinar: Resistivity and Concrete Durability

October 25 - TRB Webinar: Safer Intersections for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

November 3 - TRB Webinar: Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup Challenge

November 9 - TRB Webinar: Enabling Automated Truck Inspection for Safety

U.S. DOT Job Opening: Program Director of SMART Grants Program

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) at the U.S. DOT is seeking a Program Director for the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. It is a GS15 level position. Please apply by October 17.

• Organizations are looking at ways for reefs to serve as a defense against tropical storms, like Hurricane Ian (pictured), including a Florida effort initially funded by TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, as detailed in this Vox feature.
• Do people pay attention to signs, ask the folks at the Freaknomics Radio Network's No Stupid Questions podcast, as they discuss a TRB Transportation Research Record journal article throughout the episode.
• TRB's TRID Database is a key part of the methodology in this PLoS ONE study on whether social media content influences attitudes towards, and engagement in, road rule violations.