Grimsby GO: Does standardized design make sense?
Last week, the province of Ontario announced that they are moving forward with a new GO Station in Grimsby. As it stands, Lakeshore West trains to Niagara Falls pass through, but do not stop in the town. If you ignore the fact that Doug Ford cancelled this station when he got into office, and it should have been open in 2020, this is great news. In the press conference, once you get through the bizarre mutual complimenting session between Minister Sakaria and Associate Minister Oosterhoff, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay notes that this station will use a new standardized design and the station will open in 6-10 months. Respectfully, I do not believe that Metrolinx is capable of this timeline, but I'd like to be proven wrong. The rationale for the standard design is that there is a need to reduce costs and delays in construction. I think this has merit, but I'm not convinced that a standard design can do that, especially when outcomes are less positive than they could be. In thi...