May 5 and 6
Climate Change and Land Use: Global Warming Impacts on Land Use Planning and Project Approvals
Learn from early adopter jurisdictions and leading New York land use professionals and attorneys about the factors that go into a successful regulatory program, the appropriate scope of local review in the Hudson River Valley and the best way for developers to respond to the new regulations
Tarrytown, NY
For more info and to register: 1-800-854-8009 or registrar@lawseminars.com

May 6
6:30 p.m.
The East Side of the East River Waterfront: Transforming the View
The development of the Brooklyn and Queens East River waterfront is underway, with plans to transform former industrial sites to beaches, parks, promenades, and housing. How will infrastructure and transportation improvements meet the demand created by business and residential development? Will there be true waterfront access or “esplanadia”? How will neighborhoods that have always mixed manufacturing and affordable residences survive?
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th St, Manhattan
Reservations required, $5 when you mention Regional Plan Association
For more info and to make a reservation: 212-534-1672 ext 3395

May 6
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Creating a Sustainable Future for Long Island
Sustainable Long Island's second annual sustainability conference
Huntington Hilton, Huntington, NY
For more info: Caryn Rubenstein at 516-873-0230 or crubenstein@sustainableli.org

May 7
Redesigning the Edgeless City
A professional development course offered by Regional Plan Association in joint venture with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Boston. The course will explain innovative design and land-use law techniques for combating sprawl development. This year, the curriculum will include new information about the relationship between land development patterns and climate change and ways of quantifying the impacts of alternative development patterns on green house gas emissions. Registration is $50 and participants qualify for 6.25 AICP continuing education credits.
Dutchess Golf and Country Club, 2628 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
To register for the course RSVP to: esmith@rpa.org or call 212-253-2727 x324

May 7
6:00 p.m.
Borden Avenue Bridge Celebration
Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall and LaGuardia Community College President Gail O. Mellow and the NYC Centennial Bridge Commission cordially invite you to the opening of the Borden Avenue Bridge Centennial Exhibition at NYDesigns
45-50 30th Street, 7th Floor, Long Island City, NY
For more info and to RSVP: 718-482-5154

May 12
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2008 Land Use Institute: The Current State of Land Use Regulation
How will current and pending regulations impact growth and land use in New Jersey?
The Heldrich, New Brunswick, NJ
For more info and to register: www.njicle.com or 732-214-8500

May 17
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
UConn Avery Point, Marine Science Building Room 103
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: http://www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm

May 22
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Makeover of Long Island City
Join Jack Eichenbaum's Public Walking Tour, start at Vernon Mall and end at Queens Plaza
For more info and to make a reservation: 718-961-8406 or jaconet@aol.com

May 27
6:30 p.m.
New York Neighborhoods/Preservation and Development: Re-Saving Greenwich Village
Long considered “saved” by preservationists, Greenwich Village is one of the earliest and largest districts to achieve landmark status. However, the Village also includes areas that are not protected by landmark designation, and activists now worry that new projects will threaten its character and scale
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th St, Manhattan
Reservations required, $5 when you mention Regional Plan Association
For more info and to make a reservation: 212-534-1672 ext 3395

May 28
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The Heart of the City: Grand Central Terminal & The Urban Railroad Station
Join Francis Morrone, architectural historian, for a look at Grand Central in comparison to the old Pennsylvania Station as well as some other American stations, and with an eye to what the projected Moynihan Station could mean for the future of New York.
The Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue (at 51st St), Manhattan
$15, $12 for MAS Members
For more info and to buy tickets:
mas.org/viewarticle.php?id=2059

May 29
6:30 p.m.
New York Infrastructure: The Steamy Side of New York City
Often overlooked in the recent discussions of energy are the millions of kilograms of steam that are pumped under New York City’s streets every hour. For more than 125 years, steam energy has been providing heat, hot water, and cooling to many of New York City’s most famous landmarks, hospitals, museums, and businesses. Join representatives from Con Edison Steam as they talk about the history of steam generation, explain how the system works, and discuss steam’s environmental benefits and plans for maintaining and upgrading the steam system in New York
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th St, Manhattan
Reservations required, $5 when you mention Regional Plan Association
For more info and to make a reservation: 212-534-1672 ext 3395

May 31
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Borden Avenue Bridge Walking Tour
Richard Melnick, of the Greater Astoria Historical Society, will conduct a walking tour of the bridge and this little-known Long Island City area.
Hunters Point Avenue #7 train station, street level east end of station
Free and open to the public

June 10
6:30 p.m.
New York Neighborhoods/Development and Preservation: Remaking the Middle East Side
The United Nations is undertaking a much needed multi-year project to renovate all of the iconic structures and grounds in its campus, while preserving Le Corbusier’s master plan and without interrupting its operations. Right next door, between 35th and 41st streets, developer Sheldon Solow plans to erect an office tower and six residential buildings while providing public amenities requested by the community. Will the East 40’s ever be the same?
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th St, Manhattan
Reservations required, $5 when you mention Regional Plan Association
For more info and to make a reservation: 212-534-1672 ext 3395

June 17
6:30 p.m.
Preserving the Robert Moses Legacy: Jones Beach
Jones Beach is part of New York City’s Riviera—and a great example of visionary parkway, park, and recreational design. Yet, it is unprotected by historic park designation or a master plan, and some advocates believe that Jones Beach is slowly losing some elements of its special character
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th St, Manhattan
Reservations required, $5 when you mention Regional Plan Association
For more info and to make a reservation: 212-534-1672 ext 3395

September 27
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
UConn Torrington, Main Building, Auditorium
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm

November 15
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
Northeast Utilities, 107 Selden St. Berlin, CT
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm