Southwest Minnesota TZD
Southwest TZD includes the counties of Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine.
Overview and Strategic Plan
- One-page overview of Southwest Minnesota TZD (181 KB PDF)
- Strategic Plan (432 KB PDF)
Annual Report
- Southwest MN TZD Annual Report 2011–12 (2.7 MB PDF)
- Annual Report 2011–12 Appendix (310 KB PDF)
TZD Initiatives in this Region
News
- Survey finds seat belt use up in region; belts save lives (West Central Tribune, November 1, 2012)
- Southwest Minnesota Motorists buckle up 82.5 percent, survey says (577 KB PDF)
- Innovative enforcement reaps rewards for Southwest Minnesota's TZD program
- Safety improvement project underway in southwestern MN (10/06/09)
- Kandiyohi and Chippewa County call law enforcement effort a success (12/31/08)
Annual Workshop
The annual Southwest MN TZD workshop was held May 30, 2013, in Redwood Falls, MN.
Regional Seat Belt Data
In 2012, the seat belt compliance rate in Southwest Minnesota was 82.5 percent—an increase from the 2011 rate of 81.1 percent.
Fatal & Serious Injury Crash Map
This map shows the locations of fatal and serious injury crashes in the Southwest region between 2008 and 2012.
- Southwest MN crash map (3.31 MB PDF)