MafaldaBoy
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Some explosive news at the Metrolinx board making it onto Twitter right now. A presenter just stated that GO will replace its whole fleet with EMUs.
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Some explosive news at the Metrolinx board making it onto Twitter right now. A presenter just stated that GO will replace its whole fleet with EMUs.
I'd like to see a station behind the big-box complex where Centre Mall used to be. The property represents a great opportunity for redevelopment; in the short term, there's room for GO parking. It'd line up with the "T" (the Mohawk bus route) in Hamilton's BLAST network.
Why would they recommend a station at Casablanca that's in the middle of nowhere, when there's an existing VIA station in the centre of Grimsby?
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So they can build a massive surface parking lot.
Why would they recommend a station at Casablanca that's in the middle of nowhere, when there's an existing VIA station in the centre of Grimsby?
Ever seen that VIA station?
I've used it to access the Bruce Trail a couple times. It's a 2 foot wide chunk of asphalt for a single track with absolutely no space for shelters, let alone something like parking, and only about 2 cars long.
Some of Spadina streetcar stops might be larger (include both directions).
Why would they recommend a station at Casablanca that's in the middle of nowhere, when there's an existing VIA station in the centre of Grimsby?
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So they can build a massive surface parking lot.
Nope .
Yikes. What a sad state of affairs that is Canada's primitive rail system.
Ever seen that VIA station? I've used it to access the Bruce Trail a couple times. It's a 2 foot wide chunk of asphalt for a single track with absolutely no space for shelters, let alone something like parking, and only about 2 cars long.
Some of Spadina streetcar stops might be larger (include both directions).
If GO gets ridership above 10 people or trains going in 2 directions (a useful feature), they would need to expropriate a large chunk of land which is currently occupied (numerous houses, shops, and possibly even the town library are in the way).
So they can build a massive surface parking lot.
I am hearing that you don't need much space because hardly anyone will use the station, yet it will somehow kick off a transformation of Grimsby in to an urban planning utopia. This isn't a convenient place to get to AT ALL. Convenient is right off the highway at Casablanca. Inconvenient is not close to highway access in the clogged awkwardly laid out centre part of the town. Put the damn thing beside the highway which is where everyone can drive to in 10 minutes. Everyone talks about co-locating stations with retail, well guess what is right there at the Casablanca exit. This isn't the place to blow cash on an urban planning fantasy. Just get them on the train.