Regional Partnerships

In addition to the statewide TZD effort, partnerships have been created in eight geographic areas of Minnesota to coordinate regional efforts. Regions are encouraged to look at data specific to their areas to identify factors leading to fatal and serious injury crashes, then work with their constituents to implement proven countermeasures.

Each partnership has a local steering committee, led by MnDOT and the State Patrol in that area and made up of local traffic safety stakeholders.

• Read the TZD Quarterly Newsletter produced by the regional coordinators

East Central

The East Central Toward Zero Deaths program is new as of 2012. The counties that make up East Central TZD are Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright.

• More about East Central Minnesota TZD

Metro

Metro TZD includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

• More about Metro Minnesota TZD

Northeast

Northeast TZD includes the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, and Pine.

• More about Northeast Minnesota TZD

Northwest

Northwest TZD includes the Minnesota counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau.

• More about Northwest Minnesota TZD

South Central

South Central TZD includes the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Fairbault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Nobles, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan.

• More about South Central Minnesota TZD

Southeast

Southeast TZD includes the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona.

• More about Southeast Minnesota TZD

Southwest

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.

• More about Southwest Minnesota TZD

West Central

The West Central Toward Zero Deaths program is new as of 2012. The counties that make up West Central TZD are Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin.

• More about West Central Minnesota TZD