2017 East Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The fifth annual workshop was held May 24, 2017, at The Woods in Brainerd, MN. The event helps facilitate the program's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

• Download the agenda (PDF)
• Download the e-packet (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Welcome & Regional Accomplishments

• Dan Anderson, District engineer, MnDOT District 3 and TZD regional co-chair (PDF)

Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths: It's More Than Just a Slogan

• Kristine Hernandez, Statewide TZD program coordinator (PDF)

What’s New?

• Michelle Pooler, planner, MnDOT Pedestrian and Bike Section (PDF)
• Nate Lebeck, nationally registered paramedic, Lifelink iii (PDF)
• Gary Kalstabakken, Product Manager, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension BCA (PDF)

Sharing Successes! Regional Accomplishments

• Stearns and Benton Minnesota TZD (PDF)
• Safe Communities of Wright County (PDF)

Workshop Goals

• Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
• Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
• Spread successes of the East Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
• Network with other traffic safety advocates

Who Should Attend

• Community law enforcement
• Engineers
• Educators
• Emergency medical services
• Local policymakers
• Traffic safety advocates

Workshop Sponsors

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation District 3
• East Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Tom Nixon, East Central TZD Regional Coordinator, at 218-828-5830 or thomas.nixon@state.mn.us.