Town of Canmore Transit Feasibility Study

Type of initiative FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector Transportation
Project value$40,000
Project Type Feasibility Study
Sub Sector Public Transit
Grant amount$20,000
Program type GMF
Municipality Town of Canmore, AB
Status Fully Disbursed
Population 15,990
Project timeline 2005 - 2011
Project number 3337

Description

The Town of Canmore has a population of 13,000 residents and over 900,000 visitors annually. There is no public transitsystem. Canmore needs to determine guidelines for the threshold population and conditions to implement a public transitservice. The study will enable Canmore to assess its transit needs and identify the threshold. The study will review of thegoals of the Canmore Transportation Master Plan, research recent transit experience in other small Canadiancommunities, and develop a specific transit design and implementation manual, including a service plan with cost andrevenue estimates and marketing guidelines.

Applicant

Town of Canmore, AB