Roam
FormerlyBanff Public Transit
ParentBow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission[1]
HeadquartersBanff, Alberta
LocaleBanff, Alberta
Service typebus service
Routes15: 7 year-round, 6 seasonal, and 1 temporally closed
Stops120
DestinationsCanmore, Alberta; Banff, Alberta; Lake Louise, Alberta; Banff National Park, Alberta
Hubs3
FleetNova LFS
Daily ridership6,600 (weekdays, Q3 2023)[2]
Annual ridership1,043,400 (2022)[3]
Fuel typehybrid electric, diesel fuel
OperatorBVRTSC
Websiteroamtransit.com

Roam is the public transit system for the towns of Canmore, Banff (located inside Banff National Park), and Lake Louise (located inside Banff National Park) and in the Bow Valley of Alberta's Rockies in Canada. The system is managed by the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission (BVRTSC). In 2022, the system had a ridership of 1,043,400, or about 6,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.

History

Roam was formerly known as Banff Public Transit and the town has had some form of public transportation since 1994, contracted to a variety of private operators.

The system was re-branded as Roam in June 2008. At the same time a new fleet of four hybrid buses was acquired and operation of the service was turned over a new private contractor, Brewster Inc., a local tour bus company.

On April 21, 2011, the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission (BVRTSC) was formed by the town of Banff, the town of Canmore and Improvement District No. 9. This new government agency was authorised to provide or coordinate local and regional transit services in the Bow Valley.[4] Although not a voting member, Parks Canada actively participates in commission meetings.[4]

In the fall of 2012 the BVRTSC took over responsibility for the transit service.[5] On December 3, 2012, regional transit service between Banff and Canmore began.[6]

Service

Each Roam bus is decorated with images of different animals from the National Park and area. This one is Elk

There are currently six routes, four that operate year-round and two that operates seasonally (May to September). Service is provided using hybrid Nova buses, each decorated with scenes from the National Park, featuring either a grizzly bear, elk, mountain goat, moose, buffalo, fish, fox, lynx, or wolf.

Route Districts/Areas Served Frequency Notes
1 Sulphur Mountain Sulphur Mountain, Downtown Banff 40 minutes —
2 Tunnel Mountain Banff Springs, Downtown Banff, Tunnel Mountain 40 minutes —
3 Banff-Canmore Regional Downtown Banff, Downtown Canmore 60 minutes Regional fare required
4 Cave & Basin Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain, Downtown Banff 60 minutes Operates Friday-Sunday, mid-May to September 30
5T Three Sisters Downtown Canmore, Carey/Homesteads, Three Sisters Weekdays: 33–60 minutes

Saturday: 37 minutes

Sunday: 75 minutes

 Currently operating fare-free.
5C Cougar Creek Downtown Canmore, Cougar Creek Weekdays: 33–60 minutes

Saturday: 37 minutes

Sunday: 75 minutes

 Currently operating fare-free
TBA Canmore Visitor Centre, Spring Creek, Hospital Hill, Kananaskis Country (Furutre, 2024) TBA Future seasonal service starting in 2024 to Kananaskis Country; Quarry Lake, The Canmore Nordic Centre, and Grassi Lakes[7][8][9][10]
6 Lake Minnewanka Downtown Banff, Lake Minnewanka, Banff Train Station 60 minutes Operates mid-May to mid-September
7 The Banff Cantre The Banff Centre, Surprise Corner, Downtown Banff Currently not operating due to Temporary Banff Centre closures
8S Lake Louise Banff Senic Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside, Downtown Banff Regional fare required

Operates July to August

8X Lake Louise-Banff Express Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside, Downtown Banff Regional fare required
9 Johnston Canyon Johnston Canyon, Downtown Banff Currently operating as a Weekend Service
10 Moraine Lake Moraine Lake, Lake Louise Village Centre, Downtown Banff Operates September to late-October/early-November
11 Lake Louise Local Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside Operates Seasonally

References

  1. ↑ Transit History of Banff, Alberta
  2. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Strategic & Business Plan, 2017 to 2020" (PDF). Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission. December 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission Regulation" (PDF). Regulation 59/2011. Alberta. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Roam between Canmore and Banff: regional public transit service". Roam. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Improving trails, transit and expanding K-Country". Roam Transit. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. ↑ Colgan, Greg (2022-03-25). "New Grassi Lakes, Nordic Centre bus route to begin in 2024". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  9. ↑ Colgan, Greg (2022-07-04). "Seasonal transit route for Grassi Lakes transit, full-time options discussed". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  10. ↑ Alberta, Government of (2022-03-25). "Improving trails, transit and expanding K-Country". Alberta Government. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

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