The cheapening. Also surprising as Metrolinx has been building canopies at all of their new stations lately, even low-use stations like Old Elm up north of Stouffville have been getting them. I wonder if it was the city doing some cost cutting on that front. In fact, I almost guarantee it was the city..
The design looks rather modest, so one must question that eye-watering cost...
I believe a report from UoT came out stating that most of the cost escalation in Ontario come from government permits and the excessive use of 3rd party consultants for design, engineering, and consultations with the public.
For that much, they ought to throw in a tunnel on the southern end of the platform -- would be crucial for the developments along Sterling to access the Northbound platform
