
Where a classroom block sits in the budget
A new classroom is not one line but three. A short walk through the lines and what each pays for.

September 19, 2026 · 11 min
The three numbers that sit beside every line, what each one means and why they are rarely the same.
A short letter every Sunday: one part of the budget explained, with real-looking numbers and no side taken.

A new classroom is not one line but three. A short walk through the lines and what each pays for.

Where a shelter, a sign and a painted line come from in the city’s money, and who decides which stop gets one. Read it after “Why a road costs what it costs”.