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Upcoming Events
The Mineta Consortium for Emerging, Efficient, and Safe Transportation organizes or participates in numerous transportation-related events each year. These include national summits, regional forums, industry conferences, or special events and broadcasts. You can find leading transportation experts at all of these events, making them an excellent resource not only for professional and research insights, but also for networking.
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April 5, 2025 |
K-12 Railroad Model Competition 2024/2025 The Fresno State Transportation Institute designed the Railroad Model Competition to be an accessible and enjoyable educational experience, helping students and teachers to build a better future in transportation sciences. This competition is divided into 3 grade levels; Upper Elementary, Middle, and High schools. Each grade level will have 10 teams per grade and teams of up to 10 students and at least one faculty member or club advisor. This competition will also show the creativity of the teams in designing their own railroad track models in a way that is fuel and cost-efficient and minimum time traveled. However, for this to happen, we would need coaches and mentors to devote at least an hour per week in working with other schools. Those who are transportation professional will be assigned as coaches. Those who are railroad modelers will be assigned as mentors. The registration for the railroad competition is now open. Please check this webpage periodically for updates. *MTI is a proud co-sponsor of this competition. |
April 9, 2025 |
Garrett Morgan Competition Career Night (2025) - Online 6:00-6:30p.m. (PT) | Link to Register. How will automation and urban technology redefine our cities? What role do engineers play in building sustainable, resilient infrastructure? Join us as we explore these questions and more about the future of transportation careers with two experts shaping the industry. Dr. Billy Riggs, professor at the University of San Francisco and director of the Autonomous Vehicles and the City Initiative, will discuss his career in automated mobility and transportation innovation. Andrea Mosqueda, a licensed professional engineer, will share her perspective on what it’s like designing roads, bikeways, and drainage systems to meet the challenges of modern cities. Hear first-hand insights and explore the potential of transportation careers that make a difference in our communities! Guest Speakers:
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May 1, 2025 |
Winner Announcement: 2025 Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Competition - Online 12:00-12:30p.m. (PT) | Link to Register. Join former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater and MTI's Executive Director Dr. Karen Philbrick for the exciting announcement of the winners of the 2025 Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Competition! Each year, MTI honors inventor and trailblazer Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963) through the Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Competition, first instituted at the U.S. Department of Transportation by this year’s special guest Rodney Slater! This year we have teams competing from Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council - Scouting America, Cupertino Middle School, Troop 492 - Cupertino Rotary Club, Elkhorn Elementary School, Graham Middle School/St. Simon Mountain View, Greensboro Middle School, Herman Intermediate School, JLS Middle School, Juan Cabrillo Middle School, Hyde Middle School, KIPP DC Smilow Campus, Major STEM Academy, Peter Hansen Elementary School, The Hamlin School, and William Hopkins Middle School. Celebrate with the winners and honor the hard work of all our teams Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 12:00-12:30p.m. (PT). |
May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
SVBC's Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Days (2025) May is Bike Month, and we’d love to have you, your friends, and your family pledge to ride with us for Bike to Wherever Days, Thursday - Saturday, May 15 - 17. Whether you bike every day or once every couple of months — or want to learn how — you’re invited to join thousands in celebration of the humble bicycle. Bring friends and family. There’s swag, support, and prizes. It’s healthy, fun and free. Pledge to ride > During Bike to Wherever Days. Your pledge is free. Register to receive reminders of Bike Month events and be entered to win prizes throughout May. It supports healthy, safe, and joyful community and biking. To learn more about this event, visit https://bikesiliconvalley.org/events/btwd. *MTI is a proud co-sponsor of this event. |
| May 6, 2025 |
Reclaiming the Right to Walk: Learning from a Century of Pedestrian Advocacy - Online 12:00-12:45p.m. (PT) | Link to Register. Over a century ago, the United States experienced a profound re-shaping of street space, from a place for pedestrians to a place for motorized vehicles. Join historian Peter Norton and Vision Zero Network Executive Director Leah Shahum to learn how the history of the movement for pedestrians rights can inform current policy and advocacy efforts to win back street space for safe and convenient walking. Guest Speakers:
Moderator: Dr. Asha Weinstein Agrawal, MTI Research Associate & Education Director *This webinar is co-sponsored by Vision Zero Network and Institute of Transportation Engineers, San Francisco Bay Area Section. Presenters: Peter Norton & Leah Shahum |
June 21, 2025 |
33rd Annual Awards Banquet and Convocation Celebration - San José, CA 5:30-9:30p.m. (PT)* | Link to register.
*5:30-6:45p.m. networking reception
To ensure the efficient movement of people and goods, we must prepare the next generation of skilled transportation professionals who can lead a thriving, forward-thinking transportation industry for a more connected world. To that end, MTI is proud to announce its 33rd Annual Banquet and Convocation Celebration at San José State University on June 21, 2025. We welcome our esteemed trustees, generous sponsors, local leaders, graduates, friends and family to gather and celebrate the advancements made in our industry. Join our distinguished Board of Trustees as we celebrate our 2025 MSTM graduates, alumni of the year, the winners of the Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Competition, and much more. Secure your sponsorship and your individual tickets today! |
October 6, 2025 |
2nd Annual Southern Colorado Transportation Conference - Colorado State University Pueblo’s Occhiato Student Center (OSC), 2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001 https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/2025%20SCTC%20-%20Call%20for%20Posters.pdf8:00a.m.-3:00p.m. (MT) | Link to register. Join transportation professionals and researchers for the 2nd Annual Southern Colorado Transportation Conference (SCTC) to explore this year’s theme: Climate Resiliency for Railroad Infrastructure. We will gather for a full-day conference and poster session on Monday, October 6, 2025 at Colorado State University Pueblo’s Ochiatto Student Center (OSC) Ballroom. To learn more about this Conference, visit the event website. *MTI is a proud co-sponsor of this event. |
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