A community meeting to discuss the latest plans for the new $290 million arena will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at the Church of Epiphany, Centre Avenue and Washington Place, Uptown, in advance of a formal review by the city planning commission.

There will be presentations on the latest drawings of the arena and the 500-space parking garage to be built next to it, and results of traffic and parking studies involving the new facility and a proposed 28-acre development at the site of Mellon Arena.

There also will be time for questions and discussion.

The session is sponsored by the Penguins, the city Planning Department and the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority.

Information about the project is available at www.pgh-sea.com and www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/.

The planning commission is scheduled to hear a briefing on the arena's project development plan March 25 and will hold a hearing April 8 at 2 p.m.