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Pranav Anderson Tarannom Sharon Carlina Jeannie Saachi
Balaji Le Dolatkhah Larson Rose Yoo Mahaddalkar
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Aaron Chloe
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Middle School competition that focuses on innovative solutions to real-world sustainable transportation problems.
Focuses on STEAM
Focus on sustainable transportation to encourage youth to explore careers in transportation.
Sponsored by the Mineta Transportation Institute with the support of the US Departments of Transportation (DOT) , California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) and other industry partners.
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Each year the competition has a theme:
• 2024 theme was VisionZero2030. This prompt focused on the commitment to stop traffic related deaths and
injuries by 2030.
• 2025 theme is Get Going, Go Green
The contest provides prompts that fit with the theme for the students to solve problems relating to the theme ar
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Additional resources are provided to help guide the students on the prompt.
Our Prompt
"Imagine you're in charge of designing roads in your town. How can we improve the role of
urban planning and infrastructure design to create safer roads? Provide 1-2 specific
examples of how changes in road design can enhance safety. Consider materials &
technology that would also contribute to reduce the impact of transportation on climate
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Causes of Accidents
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- Crashes at intersections
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- Distracted driving
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* Take advantage of useful resources r‘•/
o Use the MTI guidebook to begin. Don't be afraid to use all of it or just a little. Feel out your team
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o Chose a prompt to focus upon. Let the kids drive this.
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o Have them read articles about the topics. Come to the meetings ready to discuss these articles. ♦N.
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* Worked as a close team, building bonds with learning
o Found regular meeting time
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* Built a common goal to make something we would all be proud and confident in I I I I I
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o Discussed EVERY idea no matter how unique or new it was I I I
o Developed a brainstorming sheet for ideas and action items / \ /
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* Developed a solution we were passionate about and believed would improve our community
o Discussed what causes the most traffic deaths & injuries
o Chose a prompt to focus upon that had the potential to improve an aspect that our city could improve in
o Educated ourselves on traffic laws & standards
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