Town of Banff

Bow Valley Transit Initiative

Public Transit for the entire Bow Valley is the goal of the Bow Valley Transportation Steering Committee Photo courtesy of AECOM Canada

The Plan for Bow Valley Transit

Banff Town Council has joined with the councils of Canmore, and Improvement District #9 (ID#9) to approve joint partnership in a Bow Valley Transit Authority (BVTA).

The future Bow Valley Transportation Authority (BVTA) will enhance existing transit services and introduce new ones.  The draft 5-year business plan currently includes:

• the introduction of regular transit service connecting Canmore and Banff
• the introduction of  a transit service to some popular camping and hiking destinations in Bow Valley
• enhancements to the local transit service in Banff

To see the complete draft business plan:

• Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission Draft 5-Year Business Plan ( PDF - 1.9 MB)

The business plan was produced by a Steering Committee made up of Banff, Canmore and ID*9 plus representatives from these sectors: 

• Parks Canada
• The accommodation sector
• The ski areas
• The transportation sector
• Canmore Tourism

Next Steps

Now that the plan has been endorsed by all three councils, we will be sending an application to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to form the BVTA.  Approval from the Minister is expected before the end of the year, which means the authority could be up and running early in 2011.

More Information

Steering Committee meeting notes, newsletters and related documents are available for download at:

• Steering Committee meeting updates

You may also contact:

Cheryl Hyde Municipal Clerk Town of Banff municipal.clerk@banff.ca 403.762.1209

Bill Lambert, M.Plg., M.PA., MCIP, Manager, Transit Planning Stantec bill.lambert@stantec.com Tel:     604.696.8433