2025 Sessions
Tuesday | October 21, 2025
Insights on the Reality of Safe Speeds on Nevada’s Roadways (1:30 – 3:00)
Moderator: Shashi Nambisan, UNLV
TREND Newsletter Series 14
By: Noehealani Antolin, UNLV
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School Zone Speed Study
By: Dr. Seri Park, UNR
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Protecting Every Stop: How High-Tech Solutions are Transforming Student Safety in Nevada
By: Steve Randazzo, BusPatrol
Advanced Traffic Incident Management Techniques (1:30 – 3:00)
Moderator: Tim Burrows, Kimley-Horn
Approach with Caution: A Guide to Helicopter Landing Zone Safety
By: Katrina Solaro, Care Flight REMSA
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Stop the Bleed
By: Ashley Tolar, Dignity Health
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Rail Incidents
By: Richard Gent, Rail Aware
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Vulnerable Road Users Workshop Part 1: Saving Lives Through Local and State Policies in Nevada (1:30 – 3:00)
Moderator: Andrew Bennett, Clark County Office of Traffic Safety
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Lawful and Unlawful E-bikes and new E-bike Policies
By: Commissioner Justin Jones, Clark County
Implementing Middle School Crossing Guards in Southern Nevada: A One-Year Retrospective
By: Commissioner Michael Naft, Clark County
2025 Nevada Traffic Laws: Key Takeaways and Future Priorities
By: Detective Christopher Ries, LVMPD
Enhancing Traffic Safety Through Demographic Insights and Community Empowerment (3:30-5:00)
Moderator: Lacey Tisler, NDOT
Drivers, Data, and Disparities: A Demographic Deep Dive into Crash Trends
By: Shaunna Burbidge, UDOT and Robert Miles, Avenue Consultants
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Empowering Communities for Traffic Safety: Insights from the Vulnerable Road Users Panel
Facilitator: Max Gakh, UNLV School of Public Health
Panelists: Gigi Le, Make the Road Nevada; Courtney Coughenour, Amanda Haboush-Deloye and Erika Marquez, UNLV School of Public Health; Cecia Alvarado, Puentes; Araceli Piñon, Jose Ibarra, Graciela Payan, UNLV VRU Safety Project
Achieving Accuracy: The Crucial Role of Crash Reporting (3:30-5:00)
Moderator: Kevin Tice, DPS-OTS
Update on MMUCC6
By: Anabel Hernandez, Kimley-Horn
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Data & Insights Preview
By: Michael Manis and Burgandi Grace, Tyler Technologies
Traffic Records Leveraged in Network Screening to Identify Hotspots and Trends
By: Kim Goodwin, NDOT and David Ward, Arcadis
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Why and How to Improve the Accuracy of On-Scene Crash Reporting
By: Mike Colety, Kimley-Horn
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Innovations in Work Zone Safety (3:30-5:00)
Moderator: Brandon Ramirez Lopez, NDOT
Work Zone Safe Program for Teen Drivers
By: Tom Robins, Work Zone Safe
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Incorporating and Funding Work Zone and Traffic Flow Restriction Safety into Projects, SaaS, and Studies/Plans
By: Brian Hoeft, Mixon Hill
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Flying Cars used in Incident Response for Highway Patrol
By: Hualiang (Harry) Teng, UNLV
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Vulnerable Road Users Workshop Part 2: Selling Safety: Rewriting the Narrative for Pedestrian Safety (3:30-5:00)
Facilitator: Erin Breen, PedSafe Las Vegas
Wednesday | October 22, 2025
Safer People (10:00 – 11:30)
Moderator: Justin McDonald, DPS-OTS
Enhancing Traffic Safety for Vulnerable Road Users (VRU): Insights from the VRU Project and the Infrastructure for Healthy Living Project Scoping Tool
By: Courtney Coughenour and Max Gakh, UNLV School of Public Health
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Police Presence Impact on Driver Behavior in School Zones
By: Laura Vargo, NDOT
Motorcycle Helmet Safety
By: Hong Zhang, Snell Foundation, Inc.
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Statewide Impaired Driving Assessment (10:00 – 11:30)
Moderator: Meg Matta, DPS-OTS
Jamie Ross and Ayla Babakitis, PACT Coalition
Power and Risk: Tackling Lithium Battery Fires Panel Discussion (10:00 – 11:30)
Moderator: Todd Hartline, DPS-OTS
Panelists: Lt. Tappan Cornmesser, Nevada State Police Highway Patrol; Richard Brenner, Nevada State Emergency Response Commission; Capt. Karen Cutolo and Officer Dustin Schelin; Las Vegas Fire Department; Mario Gomez, NDOT
How Do We Talk about Traffic Safety to the Public? (1:00 – 2:30)
Moderator: Tina Dortch, DHS
Building Coalitions and Trust at the Intersection of Traffic Safety and Public Health
By: Quentin Savwoir, NAACP
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Communication strategies and best practices for diverse communities in region, age, culture, and ability status
By: Shaundell Newsome, Sumnu Marketing
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Systems Thinking: A Holistic Approach That Examines the Relationships or Connections Between Various Factors in a System, Which Can Help Reveal the Underlying Causes of a Problem
By: Will Rucker, Intermountain Health
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Technology-Driven Approaches to Enhancing Pedestrian Safety (1:00 – 2:30)
Moderator: Erin Breen, UNLV
Pedestrian Safety: Its No Accident- Smarter Detection for Safer Streets
By: Gus Nunez, Iteris
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Leveraging AI Video Analytics for Pedestrian Protection: Innovative Solutions for Safer Streets
By: Billy Baker, Derq
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Road Safety Using Video Analytics – Critical Success Factors
By: Hicham Chatila, Parametrix
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Voices from the Front Lines: A Listening Session on Traffic Safety and Public Safety Impact (1:00 – 2:30)
Moderator: Alex Neal, DHS
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Human Behaviors Behind the Wheel (3:00-4:30)
Moderator: Alex Neal, DHS
Mental Health in Traffic Safety
By: Dr. Samuel Hickson, Hickson’s By Sammi/ Wake Research and Saritha Farris, Illuminated Path, LLC
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Beyond the Numbers: Innovative Video-Based Research on Distracted Driving in Utah
By: Shaunna Burbidge, UDOT and Robert Miles, Avenue Consults
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Local Programs Team for Mothers Against Drunk Driving
By: Sara Cantu, Emma Tolerton, and Alex Brazo, MADD
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Designing Safer Streets: Innovations from Nevada’s Urban Corridors (3:00-4:30)
Moderator: Shara Thiesen, NDOT
Creating Safer Intersections for Pedestrians through Geometry
By: Jeff Shaw, HNTB
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Bus Stop Bollards in Southern Nevada
By: Brendan O’Toole and Mohamed Trabia, UNLV
Advancing Safe Streets through a Context-Sensitive Speed Setting Tool Aligned with the City of Las Vegas Vision Zero Program
By: Lia Grimaldi, City of Las Vegas and Alma Al Fawal and Scott Rickert, AtkinsRealis
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Zero Fatalities Past/Present/Future (3:00-4:30)
By: Anita Pepper, DPS-OTS, Andrew Bennett, Clark County Office of Traffic Safety, Mike Colety, Kimley-Horn
