2025 South Central 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 & Regional Roundup (PDF)
  Greg Ous, District engineer, MnDOT District 7, and South Central Minnesota TZD regional co-chair
• Driving Change: How Data is Shaping Safer Roads for All (PDF)
  Brandon Walters, MnCrash administrator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Tech Makeover: Upgrading from Old School to Cool School (PDF)
  Brandon Walters, MnCrash administrator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Building the Road Ahead: Shaping Our Future with Stakeholder Input and Strategic Action (PDF)
  Maxwell Moreland, Traffic Safety Crash Data Engineer, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering
• From Urban to Rural: Strengthening Traffic Incident Management in Minnesota (PDF)
  Tony Kasella, Statewide TIM project manager, Transportation Systems Management and Operations
• Exploring the Impacts of Mental Health on our Roadways (PDF)
  James Eberspacher, Division director, Impaired Driving Solutions
• AI in the Creative Pipeline (PDF)
  From Bethany Lutheran College: Ben Lundsten, assistant professor, Media Arts Dept.
• Deep Learning on Composites (PDF)
  From Bethany Lutheran College: Sheng Sang, assistant professor, Engineering Science Dept.
• AI Moving Toward Zero Deaths (PDF)
  From Bethany Lutheran College: Brian Klebig, professor, Communication Dept.
• Youth E-bike Safety Study (PDF)
  Caroline Ketcham, Active Transportation planner, Office of Transit & Active Transportation

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 South Central 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

• South Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Engineering and District 7
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota State Patrol

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Vanessa Thongvivong, South Central TZD Regional Coordinator, at [email protected] or 507-720-2101.