City Council
Thursday, March 26, 2026
4 motions across 1 agenda item
Council debated pothole infrastructure and road repair strategy. Approved a $6.2M pothole blitz unanimously. Approved a study on AI cameras for pothole detection. Approved building an interactive public pothole map.
Pothole Repair Blitz Funding
PASSED
#potholes
#infrastructure
#roads
Council unanimously approved expanding the pothole blitz program with $6.2M in funding (up from $5.5M in 2025), targeting 4-day repairs on busiest roads and 30-day repairs on side streets. 190 workers will be deployed.
Adopt Item
· moved by Mayor Olivia Chow
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24 Yes
0 No
Council unanimously approved expanding the pothole blitz program with $6.2M in funding (up from $5.5M in 2025), targeting 4-day repairs on busiest roads and 30-day repairs on side streets. 190 workers will be deployed.
Adopt Item · moved by Mayor Olivia Chow
Pothole Repair Blitz Funding
Council unanimously approved expanding the pothole blitz program with $6.2M in funding (up from $5.5M in 2025), targeting 4-day repairs on busiest roads and 30-day repairs on side streets. 190 workers will be deployed.
What this motion does
Formally accepts the item as written. This is the final approval step.
Moved by: Mayor Olivia Chow
DEFEATED
#potholes
#roads
#infrastructure
A motion to create a task force to investigate why Toronto's roads deteriorate so quickly was defeated 9-13.
Amend Item (Additional) - Myers
· moved by Councillor Jamaal Myers
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8 Yes
14 No
4 absent
A motion to create a task force to investigate why Toronto's roads deteriorate so quickly was defeated 9-13.
Amend Item (Additional) - Myers · moved by Councillor Jamaal Myers
Road Repair Task Force
A motion to create a task force to investigate why Toronto's roads deteriorate so quickly was defeated 9-13.
What this motion does
Adds new content to the existing item.
Moved by: Councillor Jamaal Myers
How councillors voted
PASSED
#potholes
#technology
#infrastructure
Council approved studying AI cameras on city vehicles to automatically detect potholes, plus funding for new asphalt research. Report due to Infrastructure & Environment Committee Q3 2027.
Amend Item (Additional) - Cheng
· moved by Councillor Lily Cheng
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18 Yes
4 No
Council approved studying AI cameras on city vehicles to automatically detect potholes, plus funding for new asphalt research. Report due to Infrastructure & Environment Committee Q3 2027.
Amend Item (Additional) - Cheng · moved by Councillor Lily Cheng
AI Camera Pothole Detection on City Vehicles
Council approved studying AI cameras on city vehicles to automatically detect potholes, plus funding for new asphalt research. Report due to Infrastructure & Environment Committee Q3 2027.
What this motion does
Adds new content to the existing item.
Moved by: Councillor Lily Cheng
PASSED
#potholes
#transparency
#open-data
Council approved building a public interactive map showing pothole reports, repair status, and timelines. Toronto residents will be able to track repair progress visibly.
Amend Item (Additional) - Shan
· moved by Councillor Neethan Shan
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20 Yes
2 No
Council approved building a public interactive map showing pothole reports, repair status, and timelines. Toronto residents will be able to track repair progress visibly.
Amend Item (Additional) - Shan · moved by Councillor Neethan Shan
Interactive Public Pothole Map
Council approved building a public interactive map showing pothole reports, repair status, and timelines. Toronto residents will be able to track repair progress visibly.
What this motion does
Adds new content to the existing item.
Editorial context
SolveTO already provides this — a public interactive map of citizen-reported infrastructure issues, live since February 2026, with reports across all 25 wards. The city is commissioning a study to build something that's already shipped.
Source: SolveTO citizen platform
Moved by: Councillor Neethan Shan
