BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T071500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 North Jersey Transit Forum DESCRIPTION:North Jersey Transit ForumWhat if North Jersey had a transit system that truly served everyone? The 2026 North Jersey Transit Forum creates a space for residents\, agencies\, businesses\, and community leaders to answer that question together. Organized by HudCoStreets\, the forum transforms diverse perspectives into a powerful\, unified vision for the future of regional mobility.\nProgramming & SpeakersKeynote Speaker: Priya Jain\, Chair of NJ TRANSIT\, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of TransportationMC: Katie Brennan\, Assemblywoman\, District 32Welcome: James Solomon\, Mayor\, Jersey CityOpening Remarks: Craig Guy\, County Executive\, Hudson County\n8:30 am - Better Buses: Exploring BRT for Hudson County and BeyondFrancesca Giarratana\, Deputy Director\, Dept. of PlanningLeah Katz\, Acting Senior Director\, Capital Planning\, NJ TransitWalter Hook\, Ph.D.\, BRT Planning InternationalRenae Reynolds Executive Director\, Tri-State Transportation CampaignPhil Betheil\, Deputy Director of Bus Priority\, NYCDOTModerator: Clayton Lane Trustee\, HudCoStreetsModerator: James Lee Trustee\, HudCoStreets\n9:20 am - Better PATH: From Service Improvements to EWR Extension PlanRaishea Haines\, Superintendent of Transportation at PATHJim Heitmann\, Chief Operating Officer\, PANYNJMorgan Keane\, Program Director\, CX Strategy & Execution\, PANYNJRebecca Riehl\, Assistant Director\, Passenger Services & Customer Experience DivisionModerator: Andy Kaplan\, Jersey City Director of Infrastructure\, ITE-Met board\, HudCoStreets Advisory Council\n10:10 am - Better Light Rail: Connecting Hudson\, Bergen & Essex CountiesDenise Ridley\, Council President\, Jersey CityLeah Katz\, Acting Senior Director\, Capital Planning\,.NJ TransitBill O'Dea\, Hudson County Commissioner\, District 2Emily Manz\, Chief Business Development Officer\, Director of Marketing\, Invest NewarkTimothy Henkel\, Chief Executive Officer\, Pennrose\, LLCShama A. Haider\, Assemblywoman\, District 37Moderator: Emory Edwards\, Executive Dir. Hudson County Chamber of Commerce\n11:00 am - Funding Transit in New Jersey: From Operations to Capital ProjectsSenator Angela McKnight\, District 31Senator Raj Mukherji\, District 32Assemblywoman Katie Brennan\, District 32Rep. LaMonica McIver\, (NJ-10)Rep. Rob Menendez\, (NJ-08)Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy\, District 21Moderator: Zoe Baldwin VP\, State Programs\, Regional Plan AssociationModerator: Doug O'Malley State Director\, Environment NJ\n1:30 pm - "Panel 5": Access to Transit and First & Last Mile SolutionsSam Schwartz\, Chair\, The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter CollegeShabazz Stuart\, Founder and CEO of OoneeDebra Kagan\, Executive Director\, NJ Bike & Walk CoalitionCharles T. Brown\, Founder and CEO\, Equitable Cities LLCAndy Kaplan\, Jersey City Director of Infrastructure\, ITE-Met board\, HudCoStreets Advisory CouncilModerator\, Talya Schwartz\, President of SafeStreets JC\, Vice President of HudCoStreets\nSponsorship OpportunitiesWe are inviting partners and businesses to help support the work that makes this forum a reality. If you would like to connect about sponsorship opportunities contact Emmanuelle Morgen at emmanuelle@hudcostreets.org.View Sponsorship Opportunities X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What if North Jersey had a transit system that truly served everyone? The 2026 North Jersey Transit Forum creates a space for residents\, agencies\, businesses\, and community leaders to answer that question together. Organized by HudCoStreets\, the forum transforms diverse perspectives into a powerful\, unified vision for the future of regional mobility.

Programming &\; Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Priya Jain\, Chair of NJ TRANSIT\, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation

MC: Katie Brennan\, Assemblywoman\, District 32

Welcome: James Solomon\, Mayor\, Jersey City

Opening Remarks: Craig Guy\, County Executive\, Hudson County

8:30 am - Better Buses: Exploring BRT for Hudson County and Beyond

Francesca Giarratana\, Deputy Director\, Dept. of Planning

Leah Katz\, Acting Senior Director\, Capital Planning\, NJ Transit

Walter Hook\, Ph.D.\, BRT Planning International

Renae Reynolds Executive Director\, Tri-State Transportation Campaign

Phil Betheil\, Deputy Director of Bus Priority\, NYCDOT

Moderator: Clayton Lane Trustee\, HudCoStreets

Moderator: James Lee Trustee\, HudCoStreets

9:20 am - Better PATH: From Service Improvements to EWR Extension Plan

Raishea Haines\, Superintendent of Transportation at PATH

Jim Heitmann\, Chief Operating Officer\, PANYNJ

Morgan Keane\, \;Program Director\, CX Strategy &\; Execution\, PANYNJ

Rebecca Riehl\, Assistant Director\, Passenger Services &\; Customer Experience Division

Moderator: Andy Kaplan\, Jersey City Director of Infrastructure\, ITE-Met board\, HudCoStreets Advisory Council

10:10 am - Better Light Rail: Connecting Hudson\, Bergen &\; Essex Counties

Denise Ridley\, Council President\, Jersey City

Leah Katz\, Acting Senior Director\, Capital Planning\,.NJ Transit

Bill O&rsquo\;Dea\, Hudson County Commissioner\, District 2

Emily Manz\, Chief Business Development Officer\, Director of Marketing\, Invest Newark

Timothy Henkel\, Chief Executive Officer\, Pennrose\, LLC

Shama A. Haider\, Assemblywoman\, District 37

Moderator: Emory Edwards\, Executive Dir. Hudson County Chamber of Commerce

11:00 am - Funding Transit in New Jersey: From Operations to Capital Projects

Senator Angela McKnight\, District 31

Senator Raj Mukherji\, District 32

Assemblywoman Katie Brennan\, District 32

Rep. LaMonica McIver\, (NJ-10)

Rep. Rob Menendez\, (NJ-08)

Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy\, District 21

Moderator: Zoe Baldwin VP\, State Programs\, Regional Plan Association

Moderator: Doug O'\;Malley State Director\, Environment NJ

1:30 pm - &ldquo\;Panel 5&rdquo\;: Access to Transit and First &\; Last Mile Solutions

Sam Schwartz\, Chair\, The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College

Shabazz Stuart\, Founder and CEO of Oonee

Debra Kagan\, Executive Director\, NJ Bike &\; Walk Coalition

Charles T. Brown\, Founder and CEO\, Equitable Cities LLC

Andy Kaplan\, Jersey City Director of Infrastructure\, ITE-Met board\, HudCoStreets Advisory Council

Moderator\, Talya Schwartz\, President of SafeStreets JC\, Vice President of HudCoStreets

Sponsorship Opportunities

We are inviting partners and businesses to help support the work that makes this forum a reality. If you would like to connect about sponsorship opportunities contact Emmanuelle Morgen at emmanuelle@hudcostreets.org.

View Sponsorship Opportunities

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