{"id":892811,"date":"2026-03-19T03:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/applications-open-for-windsors-project-greenlight-surveillance-cameras\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:18:26","slug":"applications-open-for-windsors-project-greenlight-surveillance-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/applications-open-for-windsors-project-greenlight-surveillance-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for Windsor&#8217;s Project Greenlight surveillance cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greenlights2_301977302.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=smROXrpjrGqG248TDlg68Q, 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width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Windsor ward 3 councillor Renaldo Agostino, left, and Mayor Drew Dilkens are shown during a press conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at City Hall Square.<\/span> <span>Photo by Dan Janisse<\/span> \/<span>The Windsor Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Downtown business owners can now apply for city-funded security cameras expected to make people feel safer in Windsor\u2019s core.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windsor Star\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.8.1\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-ws-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlimited online access to articles from 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Account<\/h2>\n<p><span><\/span><span>or<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the city officially launched Project Greenlight, a program adopted by the City of Detroit a decade ago and credited with deterring criminal activity and improving police response times north of the border.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t complain anymore about downtown,\u201d said Ward 3 Coun. Renaldo Agostino, who represents the neighbourhood. \u201cWe find solutions to get things done and try our best to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Windsor city council voted unanimously to spend up to $450,000 to expand Project Greenlight from a four-camera pilot to a full program with 90 cameras. The funding was previously approved as part of the city\u2019s downtown revitalization plan, Strengthen the Core.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Commercial properties within the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association can apply for one of the commercial-grade cameras. Each camera \u2014 and its flashing green light \u2014 will cost the city $5,000 and will take a few weeks to get up and running.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Only the property owner and Security One will have access to the footage. Property owners can choose to share the footage with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisible security infrastructure sends a message,\u201d said Corey Robertson, sales manager for Security One. He attended the news conference at city hall on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt tells customers they\u2019re welcome, it tells employees that their workspace is protected, and it tells anyone considering causing trouble that this community is paying attention.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity infrastructure doesn\u2019t just respond to problems. It helps prevent them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Successful applicants will enter into a five-year program with Security One and will pay the company between $40 and $129 per month to monitor live camera feeds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the public\u2019s perception of downtown safety has the same impact as actual data-backed safety concerns. He anticipates that Project Greenlight cameras will improve that perception.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people don\u2019t feel safe in an area because they think it\u2019s unsafe, they\u2019re just not going to go to it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program is a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about people struggling with mental health, addiction, and homelessness downtown, Dilkens said, there isn\u2019t \u201cone silver bullet that is going to solve all of the challenges we see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have any ammo to help support the community and help improve the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Dilkens noted that, through the Strengthen the Core initiative, the city has expanded operations at its Homelessness and Housing Help Hub (H4). The hub now operates 24\/7, 365 days per year, has food services, and has on-site medical professionals to help those in need.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Taylor Campbell <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/news\/local-news\/applications-open-for-windsors-project-greenlight-surveillance-cameras\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windsor ward 3 councillor Renaldo Agostino, left, and Mayor Drew Dilkens are shown during a press conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at City Hall Square. Photo by Dan Janisse \/The Windsor Star Article content Downtown business owners can now apply for city-funded security cameras expected to make people feel safer in Windsor\u2019s core. 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