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Infrastructure and Environment Committee · 2021-12-02 · 2021.IE26.15

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Update on Pedestrian Scale Street Lighting

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The decision

2021-12-15 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake an assessment of the general condition of existing pedestrian scale lighting, including those with specialized and heritage characteristics and to include funding for staff oversight and third party consulting costs of $1.0 Million within the 2022 Operating Budget submission for Transportation Services.

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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate the necessary amendments to the existing Street and Expressway Lighting Agreement with Toronto Hydro to include lighting styles, any required lighting asset standards, and any related funding impacts. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the comprehensive state-of-good-repair plan for existing pedestrian scale lighting, including those with specialized heritage characteristics and ten year plan for new pedestrian scale lighting as part of the 2023 Budget process. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include as broad and comprehensive a list as possible of heritage and Victorian lighting in their assessment of styles as part of the negotiations authorized in Part 2 above, including but not limited to: a. the cast iron Victorians that are in many places in St. Lawrence such as Front Street, Wellington Street East and Church Street; b. the older metal pole lights with a bulb luminaire; c. the 1980 era metal pole short lights with 'square' luminaires in streets; d. the 2000 era concrete pole lights with similar square luminaires; and e. the lights fastened to tall poles at about the 12 foot level. 5. City Council direct General Manager, Transportation Services to include standards for lighting of pedestrian-scale sidewalks and parks lighting in any new Service Agreement with any service provider. 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with Toronto Hydro, the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and the local Councillor, to review options to achieve lower level illumination standards on the Toronto Islands in sensitive residential and parkland areas and to negotiate any necessary amendments to the Street and Expressway Lighting Agreement.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The purpose of this report is to provide the Infrastructure and Environment Committee with information as requested, pertaining to the City's existing street lighting service agreement with Toronto Hydro Corporation, addressing street lighting standards, accessibility and safety specifically in the context of pedestrian scale lighting. This report provides a strategy to address the concerns raised for adding and replacing pedestrian-scale lighting where the sidewalks are dark at night and require additional lighting and for adding new lighting standards.

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It is anticipated that any changes proposed may require amendments to the existing Street and Expressway Lighting Agreement with Toronto Hydro.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake an assessment of the general condition of existing pedestrian scale lighting assets and to include funding for staff oversight and third party consulting costs of $1.0 Million within the 2022 Operating Budget submission for Transportation Services. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate the necessary amendments to the existing Street and Expressway Lighting Agreement with Toronto Hydro to include lighting styles, any required lighting asset standards, and any related funding impacts.

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3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the comprehensive state-of-good-repair plan for existing pedestrian scale lighting and ten year plan for new pedestrian scale lighting as part of the 2023 Budget process.

Considered

  • 2021-12-02 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake an assessment of the general condition of existing pedestrian scale lighting assets and to include funding for staff oversight and third party consulting costs of $1.0 Million within the 2022 Operating Budget submission for Transportation Services. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate the necessary amendments to the existing Street and Expressway Lighting Agreement with Toronto Hydro to include lighting styles, any required lighting asset standards, and any related funding impacts.

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    3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the comprehensive state-of-good-repair plan for existing pedestrian scale lighting and ten year plan for new pedestrian scale lighting as part of the 2023 Budget process.

  • 2021-12-15 · Toronto City Council · amended

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