A municipal government faced inadequate funding to maintain and expand its streetlight infrastructure while improving pedestrian safety. Using asset management software to analyze multi-component condition data over a 25-year horizon, staff modeled funding scenarios and defined a target of limiting end-of-life assets to 10%. Visualized, data-driven investment strategies were presented to Council, resulting in a 137% budget increase and approval to expand installations annually. The approach improved transparency, optimized capital planning, and strengthened long-term service level performance.

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