Metrolinx and residents in the Scarborough neighbourhood of Agincourt are clashing over the height and quality of noise walls behind their homes meant to reduce the sounds of passing trains.
Provincial officials recently celebrated completion of GO station upgrades in Scarborough as “supporting” future 15-minute service on the Stouffville line, while stating such service may still be eight years away.
People of Agincourt Village began to think hourly and weekend GO Train service at their station was worth years of construction, lost backyard trees, and noise barriers some believe are
People in Scarborough’s Metrogate community can look forward to new ways out of their isolated neighbourhood, but these might take a decade or more to build.