Getting to Vision Zero: Mass Road Safety Summit ’25

Join us at the Mass Road Safety Summit and be part of the change.

Experts from Massachusetts gather in Boston October 30 to share insights and explore strategies for improving roadway safety.

The Massachusetts Road Safety Summit is a free, half-day event bringing together state and municipal leaders, safety professionals and transportation experts to share solutions and spark collaboration.  The event is a catalyst for community – driving change.

PROGRAM

• 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. – Registration & Breakfast. Check-in, coffee, light breakfast, and networking.

• 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. – Welcome
  • Moderator: Mark Pasko, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, MAPFRE USA.
    

• 8:35 – 8:45 a.m. –Opening Remarks
  • Carrie Lavallee, Deputy Administrator & Chief Engineer, MassDOT.
• 8:45 – 10:00 a.m. – Funding Safer Streets – From SS4A to Local Action.
  How Massachusetts communities are putting federal SS4A grants into action: what’s working, what’s challenging, and how to plan for impact.
  • Moderator: Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Chief of Streets, City of Boston.
  • Brad Rawson, Director of Mobility, City of Somerville.
  • Laurie Scarbrough, Senior Transportation Planning Engineer, Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
  • Alex Garbier, Senior Engineering Associate, Kittleson.
• 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. – Break.
• 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. – Changing Perceptions at the Local Level.
  Creative, bottom-up efforts to build community buy-in through education, awareness, and storytelling.
  • Moderator: Jeff Larason, Program Director for Highway Safety Communications, Travelers Marketing.
  • Moises Rodrigues, Brockton City Councilor.
  • Kocayne Givner, Holyoke City Councilor.
  • Chris Lee, Boston University Senior Lecturer & AdLab Faculty Advisor.
• 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. – Smart Enforcement for Safer Roads.
  How effective, consistent, and transparent enforcement strategies can improve safety outcomes and community confidence.
  • Moderator: Chief Michael J. Bradley, Jr. (Ret.), Executive Director, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association.
  • Lt. Sean Reardon, Massachusetts State Police.
  • Chief John G. LeLacheur, Beverley Police Department.

• 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. – Lunch & Networking.

• 12:45 – 1:50 p.m. – Collaborating for Safer Roads: State, City & Town Partnership. MassDOT, and municipal leaders on building strong local-state partnerships for safer streets.
  • Moderator: Derek Krevat, Manager of Municipal Planning & Support, MassDOT.
  • Dakota DelSignore, Traffic Safety Engineer, MassDOT.
  • Shaojie Qiu, Traffic Safety Engineer, MassDOT.
  • Evelyn Densmore, Traffic Safety Engineer, MassDOT.
• 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks.
  • Jaime Tamayo, President & CEO, MAPFRE USA and Chief Representative of Fundación MAPFRE in United States.

If you would like to learn more about the professionals who will be joining us on this special day, we invite you to explore their brief biographies.