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Roam

Formerly	Banff Public Transit
Parent	Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission
Headquarters	Banff, Alberta
Locale	Banff, Alberta Canmore, Alberta Lake Louise, Alberta
Service type	bus service
Routes	14: 7 year-round, 5 seasonal, and 2 temporally suspended
Stops	120
Destinations	Canmore, Alberta; Banff, Alberta; Lake Louise, Alberta; Banff National Park, Alberta; Kananaskis Country, Alberta
Hubs	3
Fleet	Nova LFS
Daily ridership	6,600 (weekdays, Q3 2024)
Annual ridership	1,556,300 (2023)
Fuel type	hybrid electric, diesel fuel
Operator	BVRTSC
Website	roamtransit.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 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,556,300, or about 6,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

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. Although not a voting member, Parks Canada actively participates in commission meetings.

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

Service

There are currently fourteen routes, seven that operate year-round and five that operate 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, wolf, etc.

References

1. Transit History of Banff, Alberta
2. "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
4. ^ "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. "Schedules & Routes". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
8. "Banff Local Route 1". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
9. "Banff Local Route 2". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
10. "Canmore - Banff Regional Route 3". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
11. "Banff Local Route 4". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
12. "Canmore Local Route 5T". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
13. "Canmore Local Route 5C". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
14. "Banff Local - Lake Minnewanka Route 6". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
15. "Lake Louise - Banff Express Route 8X". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
16. "Johnston Canyon Regional Route 9". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
17. "Moraine Lake Regional Express Route 10". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
18. "Lake Louise Local Route 11". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
19. u/remembeu (2023-09-24). "ROAM route 11?". r/Banff - Reddit. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
20. "Improving trails, transit and expanding K-Country". Roam Transit. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
21. Colgan, Greg (2022-03-25). "New Grassi Lakes, Nordic Centre bus route to begin in 2024". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
22. Colgan, Greg (2022-07-04). "Seasonal transit route for Grassi Lakes transit, full-time options discussed". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
23. Alberta, Government of (2022-03-25). "Improving trails, transit and expanding K-Country". Alberta Government. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
24. Parsons, Sarah (2024-07-09). "Exploring More of Canmore with Route 12". Roam Transit. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
25. "Canmore Local Route 12". Roam Transit. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

External links

Media related to Roam public transit at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission – Five-Year Business Plan
• Roam at CPTDB Wiki

• Transit agencies in Alberta
• Banff, Alberta