February 10, 9am-12pm. NJ Transit Board Meeting. Visit njtransit.com for more information. NJ TRANSIT Headquarters (Board Room – 9th Floor), One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ.

February 10, 6pm-8:30pm. Portal Bridge – Green Acres Scoping Hearing. Hearing on NJ Transit’s request to take 2.5 acres of Hudson County Park as part of the replacement Portal Bridge project. NJ Transit must contribute parkland in return, and the East Coast Greenway has requested that the contribution take the form of an off-road trail that would help bridge a gap in the trail. See MTR for details. Secaucus Public Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ.

February 17, 8am-10am. NYU Rudin Center: The Role of Transportation in Advancing Economic Development Goals. A conversation with NYC Economic Development Corporation President Seth Pinsky and NYU Wagner Professor Mitchell Moss. With concepts like transit oriented development gaining traction across the country as the links between infrastructure and economic systems become more apparent, New York City’s dense and heavily used transportation network makes for a unique case study in the interplay of these systems. Register at NYU’s website. The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street (2nd Fl.), New York.

February 17, 9:30am-12pm. MTA Committee Meetings. LIRR – 9:30am; Bridges & Tunnels – 10:30am; Capital Construction – 11:30am. Registration for public comments opens 15 minutes before scheduled start of committee meetings. Visit www.mta.info for more information. MTA Headquarters (5th Floor Board Room), 347 Madison Avenue. New York, NY.

February 18, 3pm-8pm. Kosciuszko Bridge Design Open House. NYSDOT open house focusing on four conceptual bridge designs for the planned replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens. Identical presentations will begin at 3:30pm and 6:30pm. Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village, Queens, NY.

February 22, 8:30am-2:15pm. MTA Committee Meetings. Metro-North – 8:30am; NYC Transit/MTA Bus – 9:30am; Finance – 10:45am; CPOC – noon; Audit – 1:15pm. Registration for public comments opens 15 minutes before scheduled start of committee meetings. Visit www.mta.info for more information. MTA Headquarters (5th Floor Board Room), 347 Madison Avenue. New York, NY.

February 24, 9:30am-12pm. MTA Board Meeting. Registration for public comments opens 30 minutes before scheduled start of meeting. Visit www.mta.info for more information. MTA Headquarters (5th Floor Board Room), 347 Madison Avenue. New York, NY.

February 24, 3pm-8pm. Kosciuzko Bridge Design Open House. NYSDOT open house focusing on four conceptual bridge designs for the planned replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens. Identical presentations will begin at 3:30pm and 6:30pm. St. Cecilia’s Church, 84 Herbert Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.

February 27, 8am-4pm. First Annual New Jersey Bicycle Summit. Cycling-related deaths and injuries are rising in New Jersey and cyclists are coming together to address this disturbing trend. The NJ Bicycle Coalition and NJDOT will host the first New Jersey Bicycle Summit. Featured speakers include Andy Clarke of the League of American Bicyclists, Blumenthal of Bikes Belong, Jeff Miller of the Alliance for Biking and Walking, and Sheree Davis, Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator for NJDOT (invited). Visit http://www.njbikesummit.org/ for more information. Denville Town Hall, 1 St. Mary’s Place, Denville, NJ.

March 1, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Westchester). See the MTA’s website for more information. White Plains Performing Arts Center, City Center (3rd Floor), 11 City Place, White Plains, NY.

March 1, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Long Island). See the MTA’s website for more information. Chateau Briand, 440 Old Country Road, Carle Place, Long Island, NY.

March 2, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Queens). See the MTA’s website for more information. Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel (Phoenix Ballroom), 135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, Queens, NY.

March 2, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Staten Island). See the MTA’s website for more information. College of Staten Island (Springer Concert Hall, 1P Building), 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY.

March 3, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Brooklyn). See the MTA’s website for more information. Brooklyn Museum (Cantor Auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY.

March 3, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Bronx). See the MTA’s website for more information. The Paradise Theater, 2403 Grand Concourse (at 187th Street), Bronx, NY.

March 4, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Rockland). See the MTA’s website for more information. Holiday Inn (Empire Ballroom), 3 Executive Boulevard, Suffern, NY.

March 4, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Manhattan). See the MTA’s website for more information. Fashion Institute of Technology (Haft Auditorium), Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, Manhattan, NY.

March 8, 6pm-9pm. Public Hearing on MTA Service Cuts (Suffolk). See the MTA’s website for more information. Riverhead County Center, Court Street, Riverhead, NY.

March 18, 10am-noon. NYMTC Annual Meeting. Annual meeting of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council. Contact Lisa Daglian at LDaglian@dot.state.ny.us for more information. NYU Kimmel Center (4th floor), 60 Washington Square So., New York, NY.

March 18, 2pm-8pm. 1,000 Friends of CT’s Third Annual Smart Growth Conference.    “Old Challenges, New Opportunities.” Speakers include David Owen, author of Green Metropolis, and Portland Streetcar founder Rick Gustafson. Contact info@1000friends-ct.org for more details. 950-960 Main Street, Hartford, CT.