Class Is Back in Session

About this episode

The episode discusses the efforts to support San Francisco students in getting to school safely as the new school year begins.

Another school year has begun, and thousands of San Francisco kids and teenagers are walking, biking, carpooling and taking Muni to class. In this episode, we discuss the work we do to support education by helping students get to school. We speak with SFMTA Transit Planner Sandra Padilla, SFMTA Transportation Planner Ben Frazier, School Crossing Guard Dennis Lowry, Walk San Francisco Interim Executive Director Margaret McCarthy, as well as a city parent and various high schoolers and recent h...

People in this episode

Guests: Sandra Padilla, Ben Frazier, Dennis Lowry, Margaret McCarthy

Topics covered

• education
• transportation
• student safety
• Muni
• school year
• community support

Keywords

• San Francisco
• students
• Muni
• transportation
• school safety
• education support
• biking
• walking
• carpooling

Mentioned in this episode

Places: San Francisco

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