Street Condition Assessment Pilot
At a glance
- What: A pilot that scores the condition of every street in a ward using LiDAR, rating each from 0 (needs reconstruction) to 100 (newly paved) and producing a five-year maintenance plan.
- Where it stands: Two wards (the 6th and 13th, per the discussion) are done, about 200 lane miles. Five more alderpersons were contacted the day before the October 21, 2026 hearing; the goal is data for seven wards by February 2027.
- Cost: About $10,000 per ward, paid by the alderperson during the pilot, regardless of ward size. Once the whole city is assessed, reassessment would be at least every two years, with a funding proposal to come.
- Concerns: Aldermen whose wards are not on the list, including Vice Chair Sweitzer, said this makes them less willing to give up control of street funds; the chair asked that the data be made public.
Sources
- 2026-10-21 - Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee (auto-captions; figures may be misheard)
Discussion time
About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee | 7 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee - Jackson described the pilot, timeline and cost; aldermen asked about coverage, payment and public release of the data.
- 2026-09-30 - Budget & Public Employees Committee - Staff proposed Rams settlement funds to expand the pilot into a broader asset-management system.