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

Banff, Canmore and Improvement District #9 are working together to provide public transit for the entire Bow Valley.

A Steering Committee has been meeting for the last two years to make regional public transit a reality. In addition to the three municipalities, members of the steering committee include:

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

The future Bow Valley Transportation Authority will enhance existing transit services and introduce new ones.  Potential projects include:

• improved services to the three ski areas
• regular transit service connecting Canmore and Banff
• extensions of the Canmore – Banff regional service by connecting it to Lake Louise
• enhancements to the local transit service in Banff
• introduction of local transit service in Canmore
• transit service to some popular camping and hiking destinations in Bow Valley

Right now, the Steering Committee is working on a business plan and an application to the provincial government to become a regional services commission. 

• Steering Committee meeting updates

AECOM Canada has been hired to assist the Steering Committee with this project.  For more information, please 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 Services, Western Canada AECOM Canada Ltd. bill.lambert@aecom.com Tel:     604-412-3527 Cell:     604 812 7292