2017 Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The 13th annual workshop was held May 3, 2017, at the International Event Center in Rochester. 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)
• View Southeast Minnesota fatal and serious injury crash maps

Workshop Presentations

Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths: It's More than Just a Slogan

• Kristine Hernandez, Minnesota TZD program coordinator (PDF)

Regional TZD Crash Facts: How Do These Crashes Affect Your Wallet?

• Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State Patrol; Mike Dougherty MnDOT public affairs (PDF)

Road Signs: Like Coffee and Sugar—If Two Scoops Make It Better, 50 Scoops May Not!

• Mark Vizecky, MnDOT State Aid programs engineer (PDF)

Alternative Transportation: What Can Be Done in Your Community?

• Annette Larson, South Central and Southwest Toward Zero Deaths regional coordinator (PDF)

Social Media!

• Dave Boxum and Jennifer Longaecker, Public Information officers, Dept. of Public Safety, Office of Communications (PDF)

New Approaches for Pedestrian and Bike Safety

• Liz Walton, MnDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Section (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 6
• Southeast Minnesota TZD Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Jessica Schleck, Southeast TZD Regional Coordinator, at Jessica.Schleck@state.mn.us or 507-286-7602.