Office of TrafficSafety Minnesota Highway Safety Plan 2021 TO REDUCE FATATLITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON MINNESOTA’S ROADS TO ZERO To prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries by changing human behavior in Minnesota through policy development and support, stakeholder engagement, program delivery, leadership, innovation, and research and evaluation. MinnesotaDepartmentof Public Safety/ Officeof TrafficSafety Director Mike Hanson 445 Minnesota Street 1620 St. Paul, Mn 55101 Phone: 651-201-7061 Email:
[email protected] The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety is pleased to submit our Federal Fiscal Year 2021 annual Highway Safety Plan. As we begin preparations for the new fiscal year we remain focused on our traffic safety mission while also acknowledging the many challenges that are currently facing our state and the county as a whole. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unknown and the societal changes that are taking place must be recognized and accounted for as we implement our programs in the comingmonths. One of the key pillars of our Highway Safety Plan is the recently completed 2020-2024 State Strategic Highway Safety Plan in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Department of Health. The SHSP sets out the strategies and tactics that are at the forefront of the HSP planning process. All projects and programs found in this HSP are designed to support the goals and objectives of the SHSP. This is a plan for all of Minnesota and is designed for all of our traffic safety partners at the state, county, and local levels as well as for all users of our transportation systems.