The seven candidates for mayor in Richmond turned their attention to public education, transportation and the river Thursday during an hour-and-a-half long forum that posed some of the toughest policy-oriented questions of the campaign.

Dubbed “Mayorathon 2016,” the event was hosted by a coalition of non-profit organizations — The James River Association, Richmond Forward, RVA Rapid Transit, Sports Backers, and StoreFront for Community Design– and Richmond Magazine