2025 Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

About the Workshop

This annual workshop helps facilitate Minnesota TZD's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

Download the final agenda (PDF).

Presentation Slides

• Welcome and Regional Roundup (PDF)
  J.T. Anderson, District engineer, MnDOT District 2, and northwest Minnesota TZD regional co-chair; Sue Johnson, northwest Minnesota TZD regional coordinator
• Building the Road Ahead: Shaping Our Future with Stakeholder Input and Strategic Action (PDF)
  Derek Leuer, state traffic safety engineer, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering
• From Urban to Rural: Strengthening Traffic Incident Management in Minnesota (PDF)
  Aimee Eggen, program coordinator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety; Lt. Andrew Martinek, Minnesota State Patrol
• Driving Change: How Data is Shaping Safer Roads for All (PDF)
  Angela Seley, Traffic Records coordinator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Tech Makeover: Upgrading from Old School to Cool School (PDF)
  Angela Seley, Traffic Records coordinator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Teen TZD Update (PDF)
  Teen TZD/ Key Club members: Ellie McDermott, Olivia Schuster and Michael Rowe
• Exploring the Impact of Mental Health on our Roadways (PDF)
  James Eberspacher, Division director, Impaired Driving Solutions
• Generative AI (PDF)
  Angie Forsythe and James Cownie
• Using Artificial Intelligence: The Dark Side (PDF)
  Derek Leuer, State Traffic Safety Engineer, MnDOT

Workshop Goals

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

Credit

Attendees are eligible for Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Download the PDH credit form (PDF) for your records.

Workshop Sponsors

• Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Engineering and District 2
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota State Patrol

More Information

Please contact Sue Johnson, Northwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at [email protected] or 218-766-5943.