2019 Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The 11th annual workshop was held Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Granite Falls, 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 final agenda (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Setting the Direction for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Minnesota Needs YOU

• Brad Estochen, State Traffic Safety Engineer, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering; Eric DeVoe, Senior Research Analyst, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering; Richard Storm, HDR Consultants; Tina Roelofs, Athey Creek Consultants (PDF)

TZD and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Bridging the Gap

• Capt. Jon Olsen, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)
• Julie Whitcher, State Rail Safety Engineer, MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicles (PDF)

The Teenage Brain and Risk Reduction: Connecting the Dots

• Erin Walsh, Mind Positive Parenting (PDF)

Older Drivers Panel – How to address the Silver Tsunami

• Nichole L. Morris, Director, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota (PDF)
• Bret Thomas, Driver and Vehicle Services Regional Supervisor, Department of Public Safety (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 Southeast 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 8
• Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Melissa Hjelle, Southwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at melissa.hjelle@state.mn.us or 320-905-2319.