# The itsy bitsy surplus

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Podcast: [Speaking Municipally](https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-municipally-334826)
Published: 2025-11-28T19:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2296

## Resource

This week, council got to ask questions about the proposed fall budget adjustment. Plus, we learn more about the city's plan to enforce speed limits, the "end" of construction season, and the Valley Line LRT turns two. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Budget Report: Operating Financial Update - Sept. 30, 2025 Report: Fall 2025 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Operating Budget Report: Fall 2025 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Capital Budget Keith Gerein: Despite another grim city budget, Edmonton may be closer to ending its financial funk Vision Zero Report: Municipal Traffic Safety Expansion Opportunities - Reinvesting to Address Critical Safety Concerns Speeding, traffic fatalities up as Edmonton navigates provincial photo radar restrictions: city report A better Detour for 102 Ave - YEG Bike Coalition Calgary's Pathway and Bikeway Projects (5A) Construction season Edmonton ends construction season as it eyes accelerated strategy for future projects News Release: City wraps up the 2025 construction season at new fire station Valley Line LRT Two years later, is the Valley Line Southeast LRT meeting expectations? LRT train pushed off tracks after crash with semi-truck November 2023: Speaking Municipally ON A TRAIN Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton , the most reliable source of intelligence about what's happening in the Edmonton region. Through curiosity-driven original stories, tailored and useful newsletters, a comprehensive and innovative events calendar, and thought-provoking podcasts, we inform, connect, and inspire a more vibrant, engaged, and resilient Edmonton region. Sign up to get The Pulse , our weekday news briefing. It's free! Want to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the Edmonto…

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