Minnesota Local Roads Traffic Safety Regional Workshops
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MnDOT State Aid and MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering have been working on developing traffic safety workshop content to be delivered in-person at 24 locations across Minnesota. The goal of this project is to provide cities, counties, and other local road agencies in Minnesota with updated tools to focus on reducing fatal and serious injury crashes on their roadway system.
The workshop will be held in a classroom setting, with opportunities for questions and discussion throughout the day.
Topics
Our workshop agenda was developed with input from city and county transportation partners. Led by experts from MnDOT and HDR, the full-day workshop will cover:
- MN Traffic Safety History: Introduction to the history of traffic safety in Minnesota
- Regional Crash Data Review: Breakdown of crash data into contributing factors and focus areas, including Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) to help understand regional crash trends.
- Countermeasures: Discussion of solutions for frequent crash types, grouped by rural and urban roads
- Effective Communication: Strategies for communicating with elected officials, stakeholders, and law enforcement.
- Funding Opportunities: Overview of state and federal funding opportunities for local transportation agencies
- Discussion: Time for questions and conversation on traffic safety topics not covered in the training material.
Target audience
City, county, MnDOT, and other transportation agency staff involved in traffic safety work with focus on infrastructure strategies.
Workshop schedule
| Date | ATP | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2024 | 2 (Northwest) | Beltrami County Administration Building - 701 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 | ATP 2 Bemidji |
| 6/25/2024 | 1 (Northeast) |
St Louis County Public Works - Virginia Office - 7823 Hwy 135, Virginia | ATP 1 St .Louis County |
| 7/16/2024 | 2 (Northwest) |
Pennington County Government Center - 101 Main Ave N, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 | ATP 2 Pennington County |
| 7/25/2024 | 1 (Northeast) | City of Hermantown Training Center - 5111 Maple Grove Road, Hermantown, MN 55811 | ATP 1 Hermantown |
| 8/7/2024 | 6 (Southeast) | Public Works Building Multi Purpose Room - 1200 Belview Trail, Faribault, MN 55021 | ATP 6 Faribault |
| 8/13/2024 | 7 (South Central) | New Ulm County Courthouse - 14 South State Street, New Ulm, MN | ATP 7 New Ulm |
| 8/21/2024 | 4 (West Central) | Becker County MnDOT office - 1771 N Tower Rd Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | ATP 4 Becker County |
| 8/28/2024 | 8 (Southwest) |
Redwood County – Highway Department 1820 E Bridge St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283 | ATP 8 Redwood County |
| 9/5/2024 | 6 (Southeast) | MnDOT Southeast District HQ Office - 2900 48th Street NW Rochester MN 55901 | ATP 6 Rochester |
| 9/10/2024 | 7 (South Central) | Noble County Government Center - 315 10th St, Worthington, MN 56187 | ATP 7 Noble County |
| 9/17/2024 | 4 (West Central) | Douglas County Public Works - 526 Willow Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308 | ATP 4 Douglas County |
| 9/24/2024 | 8 (Southwest) |
Kandiyohi Public Works - 1801 Hwy 12 E Willmar, MN 56201 | ATP 8 Kandiyohi |
| 10/2/2024 | 3 (Central) |
Stearns County Highway Department - 455 28th Avenue South Waite Park, MN 56387 | ATP 3 Stearns County |
| 10/10/2024 | Metro 1 | Ramsey County Public Works - 1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 | Metro Ramsey County |
| 10/29/2024 | Metro 2 | Empire Maintenance Facility - 2800 160th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068 | Metro Rosemount |
| 11/12/2024 | 3 (Central) |
Crow Wing County Highway Department - 16589 Co Rd 142, Brainerd, MN 56401 | APT 3 Crow Wing County |
| 11/14/2024 | Metro 3 | Anoka County Public or Government Building (Exact Location TBD) | Metro Anoka County |
| 1/14/2025 | Metro 4 |
Minnetonka Community Center – 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345 | Metro Minnetonka |
For more information
Contact Girma Feyissa, State Aid Traffic Safety Engineer girma.feyissa@state.mn.us or 651-366-3818.