MiSTA 2025: Opening Pathways to the Future of Transportation

Highlights from the 2025 Mineta Summer Transportation Academy

On July 7th, 2025, twenty-nine high school students from all across the San Francisco Bay Area embarked on a unique journey that helped them see a variety of possibilities for their future as they explored university life and the transformative power of careers in mobility. Continue Reading…

SJSU Students Create a New Look for MTI’s Summer Program

Transportation needs civil engineers, operators, urban planners—and graphic designers.

This spring, students in San José State University’s Graphic Design BFA program tried their hands at real-world transportation communication through a unique collaboration with the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). With MTI’s $1,000 sponsorship of the program’s BFA Senior Show, a team of design students worked on a real-world client project: rebranding the Mineta Summer Transportation Academy (MiSTA), MTI’s flagship high school program that introduces teens to careers in transit, tech, and mobility. Continue Reading…