March 19, 8am-3:45 pm. NJ Future’s Redevelopment Forum. Learn from experienced local leaders and professionals about how to achieve innovative, high-quality, community-minded redevelopment in light of current economic and environmental constraints. Speakers include Shelley Poticha from the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and real estate expert Jeffrey G. Otteau. Approved for 5.5 AICP credits. Learn more and register at NJ Future’s website. Registration is $140. Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick, NJ.

March 22, 8:30 am-2:30 pm. MTA Committee Meetings. Metro-North – 8:30am; Capital Construction – 9:30 am; NYC Transit/MTA Bus – 10:30am; Finance – 11:45am; CPOC – 1pm; Safety & Security – 2:15pm; LIRR – 3:15pm; Bridges & Tunnels – 4:15pm. 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.

March 22, 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. Design Trust for Public Space presents “Moving Platform: A Public Space Potluck and Discussion on NYC Transit.”
   A Public Space Potluck “Plus” focused on the challenges and demands facing the transit system. The conversation will be led by Gene Russianoff, staff attorney of the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, Neysa Pranger of the Regional Plan Association, and TSTC’s Veronica Vanterpool. You bring something to eat or share, Design Trust staff will bring napkins, plates, and utensils! Atlantic/Pacific subway station on the concourse level between the stairwells to the 2/3 and 4/5 trains, then the Brooklyn Tavern, 31 Third Avenue near State Street.

March 23, 3pm-4pm. Bus Rapid Transit and Transit Oriented Development Webinar.
   This webinar will present current research from the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute: a short overview of development that has occurred along some North American BRT corridors, with discussion on policies and practices that have an impact on development in relation to transit; and research results from one of the first recent studies of the impact of BRT stations on property values in the United States. The webinar will also highlight examples of BRT-based transit-oriented development.The webinar is free but you must register at NTI’s website to receive the log-in information.

March 24, 9:30 am-11:00 am. 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.

March 24, 6pm-8:30pm. NYCDOT Open House for First/Second Avenue Select Bus Service.    An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the project and make suggestions to members of the project team. Temple Israel of the City of New York (Ballroom), 112 East 75th Street, New York, NY.

March 24, 6pm-8pm. 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. Secaucus Public Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ.

March 25, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Fare Hike and Service Cuts.    Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Trenton Transit Center, 72 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ.

March 25, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Monmouth County Library (Meeting Rooms 2 & 3), 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ.

March 25, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. NJ TRANSIT Headquarters (Board Room), One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ.

March 25, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Passaic County Community College – Theater, Ellison Street & Memorial Drive, Paterson, NJ.

March 26, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Long Branch Middle School – Auditorium, 350 Indiana Avenue, Long Branch, NJ .

March 26, 5:30pm-8:30pm. NJ Transit Info Session on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts. Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Port Authority Bus Terminal – Times Square Hall (2nd Fl.) 625 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY.

March 26, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts. Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Morristown Town Hall – Senior Community Center (3rd Fl.), 200 South Street, Morristown, NJ.

March 26, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts. Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station, County Road & County Avenue, Secaucus, NJ.

March 26, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. NJ Transit Public Hearing on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Camden City Hall – Council Chambers (2nd Fl.), 520 Market Street, Camden, NJ.

March 27, 1pm-4pm. NJ Transit Info Session on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Atlantic City Rail Terminal – Lobby, One Atlantic City Expressway, Atlantic City, NJ.

March 27, 1pm-4pm. NJ Transit Info Session on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts.
   Visit http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BudgetFareHearingTo for more details. Bergen County Freeholders – Public Meeting Room (5th Fl.), One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ .

April 16, 8am-3pm. Regional Plan Association 2010 Regional Assembly. RPA’s annual Regional Assembly brings together several hundred top business, civic, philanthropic, media and government leaders from across the metropolitan region. This year’s theme is “Innovation and the American Metropolis.” For more information visit www.regionalassembly.org. Attendance is $250 or $225 for members. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY.