First hour: How people in the suburbs can support RCSD teachers and students
Second hour: Does urbanism die in the winter?
Community conversations about the financial crisis in the Rochester City School District have taken many different forms. We've heard from people living in the suburbs who say they care about RCSD teachers and students, and have ideas and questions for how to offer their support. This hour, we're joined by several community members from the suburbs who share their ideas. In studio:
- Ginny Maier, resident in Fairport
- Jessie Keating, community organizer and activist in Pittsford
- Robert Hoggard, former RCSD teacher, and doctoral student at the Warner School of Education
- Howard Maffucci, former superintendent of the East Rochester School District
Then in our second hour, does urbanism die in the winter? After the first major snowstorm of the season, a social media thread about a man who walked through the middle of the street went viral. Some community members said the man was trying to make a point about the sidewalks not being plowed. The thread lead to conversations about urbanism in the cold months. We sit down with local urbanists who discuss how to develop urban areas that remain multi-modal year round. Our guests:
- Justin Young, member of the advocacy team at the Center for Disability Rights
- Jason Haremza, planner, urbanist, citizen
- Jesse Peers, cycling coordinator for the Rochester Cycling Alliance at Reconnect Rochester
- Matthew Denker, developer with LBLD Living
This story is reported from WXXI’s Inclusion Desk.
