{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"The itsy bitsy surplus","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2296,"description":"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.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nBudget\nReport: Operating Financial Update - Sept. 30, 2025\nReport: Fall 2025 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Operating Budget\nReport: Fall 2025 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Capital Budget\nKeith Gerein: Despite another grim city budget, Edmonton may be closer to ending its financial funk\nVision Zero\nReport: Municipal Traffic Safety Expansion Opportunities - Reinvesting to Address Critical Safety Concerns\nSpeeding, traffic fatalities up as Edmonton navigates provincial photo radar restrictions: city report\nA better Detour for 102 Ave - YEG Bike Coalition\nCalgary's Pathway and Bikeway Projects (5A)\nConstruction season\nEdmonton ends construction season as it eyes accelerated strategy for future projects\nNews Release: City wraps up the 2025 construction season at new fire station\nValley Line LRT\nTwo years later, is the Valley Line Southeast LRT meeting expectations?\nLRT train pushed off tracks after crash with semi-truck\nNovember 2023: Speaking Municipally ON A TRAIN\nSpeaking 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.\nSign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!\nWant to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the Edmonton region? Learn more about advertising with Taproot Edmonton!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mUtN74o21l0bnRqQ1zHLbXde-IrosiO1iUlYtjEJ_Oc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}