NJ Future’s 2009 Redevelopment Forum is next Friday, February 27. The forum offers a full day of smart growth workshops, speakers, and networking. Of the 22 workshops offered, three focus specifically on transportation, including a morning workshop on the impact of the Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel on redevelopment in New Jersey.

The keynote speaker is Robert Liberty, a Councilor with the Portland, OR-area Metro Council — the only elected regional government in the United States. The Metro Council manages Portland’s urban growth boundary as well as transportation planning, waste disposal and recycling, nature preservation, and cultural amenities for three counties. Also speaking is NJ Dept. of Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria.

The forum begins at 8 am at the Hyatt in New Brunswick. Tickets are $140 in advance and $150 at the door. For more information, visit NJ Future’s website.