Erin Breen

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Director, Road Equity Alliance

Director, PedSafe Vegas

Director, Vulnerable Road Users Project

Coordinator, Traffic Safety Coalition

Director, Safe Community Partnership Program

Expertise: Traffic Safety, Pedestrian Safety Education, Transportation Research

Biography

Erin Breen serves as director of UNLV's Road Equity Alliance Project. Breen is also the coordinator of the UNLV Transportation Research Center's Traffic Safety Coalition.

Breen specializes in traffic and pedestrian safety, bringing research and awareness for state policymakers on the issues of drunk and distracted driving, jaywalking, and more. After experiencing personal tragedy when her daughter survived a preventable car accident, Breen began researching ways to increase traffic safety awareness for new and reckless drivers throughout Southern Nevada. Breen has since been a key player in lobbying driving laws, such as Nevada's graduated driving law — a restriction for teenage motorists that has dramatically dropped the number of underage driving deaths.

Breen actively works with Silver State municipalities to promote pedestrian and driving safety education for student commuters.

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City of Las Vegas plans to launch AI crosswalk pilot program downtown

The City of Las Vegas plans on using advanced signal technology to transform 16 intersections in and around Fremont Street, including at Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street, to potentially eliminate the traditional pedestrian push button. The city was granted $1.4 million from the Federal Highway Administration to implement the AI pedestrian safety technology later this year.

AMPLIFIED: Drivers seen exceeding speed limits by 30 mph in Las Vegas construction zone

Construction workers in the zone expressed frustration about the speeding drivers, saying many motorists appear to forget about their presence.

Three killed in separate crashes across Metro police jurisdiction over weekend

Erin Breen, director of Ped Safe Las Vegas at UNLV’s Transportation Research Center, said weekends like this highlight the consequences of dangerous driving behavior.

Police launch statewide DUI crackdown after deadly crashes

Police across Nevada are coordinating a joint campaign to crack down on impaired driving after two DUI crashes left a teenager dead and a mother and child fighting for their lives.