February 10, 2014 -
Design / Build
According to Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE), two winners of Engineering News Record's (ENR) Top 20 Under 40 Award, which recognizes promising young leaders in the A/E/C industry, were recognized in the firm. SSE's Jeff Smithline, P.E., PTOE, vice president and director of traffic engineering, and Mark de la Vergne, principal, director of transportation planning, and co-general manager of the Chicago office, were honored.
Smithline and de la Vergne join ENR Top 20 Under 40 alumnus Erich Arcement, P.E., PTOE, senior vice president, who won the award in 2013. SSE's work for the Liberty State Park Circulator has won the New Jersey Alliance for Action's 2014 Distinguished Engineering Award. SSE analyzed attractions within the park, identified those with highest demand, and developed routes where frequent service could be provided to reduce auto usage and better serve the non-auto owning population.
Richard Retting, director of safety + research, was named a member of the Transportation Research Board's Traffic Law Enforcement Committee. Retting is a widely recognized North American expert on traffic safety, and has managed numerous traffic safety research projects as a principal investigator.