How Rachel Chernos Lin voted at council

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1. 2026.EX30.1AMENDED

   Critical Investments in Streetlight Infrastructure for Public Safety

   Toronto’s streetlighting infrastructure, which includes 173,100 luminaires, 56,900 poles and 2,477 km of overhead and underground cables, is a critical public safety and quality of life asset that supports mobility, goods movement, nighttime visibility, and economic activity across the City. The streetlighting infrastructure is owned by Toronto Hydro due to a sale that occurred in late 2005. The City of Toronto currently compensates Toronto Hydro for the operation and maintenance of the system via a 30-year service agreement (known as the “Street and Expressway Lighting Service Agreement”, or “Services Agreement”). This agreement governs the delivery of streetlighting services and is separate and distinct from the City’s other relationships with Toronto Hydro. Much of the streetlighting infrastructure has reached or exceeded its useful life, creating service and asset management challenges that require a more structured, long‑term renewal approach. Toronto Hydro has identified widespread deterioration in key components, particularly underground cables and structural streetlighting elements, which require strategic planned renewal rather th…

   City Council · 2026-04-23 11:59 AM

   Adopt Item as Amended

   Rachel Chernos Lin's vote: Yes

   Majority required - EX30.1 - Adopt the item as amended

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   23-0

   Source outcome