Southwestern Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The goal of the Southwestern TZD workshop is to provide information on traffic safety issues and enhance community traffic safety programs. Community members and representatives of the four Es will discuss and determine short- and long-term goals to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in Southwestern Minnesota.

2009 Southwestern Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The 2009 workshop was held April 30, 2009, in Redwood Falls, Minn.

• Final agenda (54KB PDF)
• Roster of workshop registrants (45 KB PDF).

Workshop Presentations

Welcome and Workshop Charge

• Tom Sorel, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation (185KB PDF)

Southwestern Minnesota: What Does the Data Tell Us?

• Cheri Marti, Director, Office of Traffic Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety (689KB PDF)

Rural Roadways Engineering

• Road Safety Audit and Feasibility Study (1.23MB PDF)
• Infrastructure-Based Safety Emphasis Areas (1.05MB PDF)

For questions about the workshop, please contact Dave Trooien, District Engineer (320-231-5497), or Diane Beck, Public Affairs Coordinator (320-214-6421), at Mn/DOT headquarters in Willmar, Minnesota.