This Summer, I was hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee to intern at the Napa Valley Transportation Authority. The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA), serves as the county of Napa’s traffic congestion management agency and is in charge of improving the streets, highways, bicycle, and pedestrian walkways. It is also in charge of the Vine Transit Bus System. Over the Summer, I worked on several projects with influential community leaders in a professional atmosphere. I completed a miniature comprehensive operational analysis complete with suggested bus routes better suited for the youth of Napa and a ridership analysis, created a promotional video for the Napa Valley Vine Trail, attended board meetings, and assisted with events for the public. In addition, I worked with a select team of transportation interns across the Bay Area and we competed in a competition against all other interns in the Bay Area hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee. There were two parts to the competition, one took place in the opening meeting and was a team challenge where we worked to create a bridge and completed a quiz. The other more formal competition, was at MTC’s high school internship closing event and we were tasked with presenting all the work we completed over the Summer. My team won first place out of all eight teams at both competitions. The most memorable part of my Summer was learning to ride a bike. My dad tried to teach me when I was younger, but I had no interest. Over the Summer, I was forced to learn how to ride a bike since one of my tasks was biking on the Vine Trail. I hated it at first, but am now an avid biker!!
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AuthorHibah Shafi is a Senior at New Technology High School. Archives
May 2019
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