Bow Corridor Regional Mobility Strategy HOME

Overview	Key Messages	Mobility Partnership	Issues	Strategic Elements	Location

Smart Solutions 2004 - 2010

Smarter Solutions 2010 - 2020

Smartest Solutions 2020 - 2030

Lake Louise

Johnston Canyon

Banff

Canmore

BC Border

HWY 40

Pressure Points

A number of immediate transportation pressure points exist at various locations along the length of the Bow Corridor (a detailed description is provided in the Situation Analysis). The Town of Canmore, for example, is the fastest growing community in the Corridor. It is a major tourism centre that also serves as a residential centre for people working in the area and for a growing number of weekend or seasonal residents, all of which contributes to traffic pressures on the adjacent TransCanada Highway. Related human infrastructure is acting as a barrier to north-south wildlife movements.

Other immediate pressure points include parking congestion during peak periods both in downtown Banff and at Johnston Canyon, just west of Banff. In the general Lake Louise area, the un-twinned sections of the TransCanada Highway are contributing to an excessive number of motor vehicle accidents and wildlife kills – a situation that should improve with recently announced highway up-grades. At Upper Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, vehicle traffic and parking congestion are impacting negatively on visitor experience and posing obstacles to wildlife movements. Human activity has also impinged on prime grizzly bear habitat in the ski area north of the highway, particularly during the summer months.

Over the next ten years, as described in the Situation Analysis, other pressure points will become more evident. TransCanada Highway traffic levels at peak times will reach the lower limits of desirable levels of service during this period. In the absence of more capital upgrades , congestion will raise questions as to how the existing facility can be used more efficiently. The substandard nature of Highway 1A east of Canmore will become even more evident and will highlight its inability to serve as an effective alternative to the TransCanada Highway. Highway 1X will continue to serve as an access route for commercial traffic, mainly arising from plant operations in Exshaw, and attention to wildlife activity in close proximity to the TransCanada Highway through Dead Man's Flats will need to be maintained. The Banff area will continue to be a popular tourist destination and this will directly conflict with some of the most biologically diverse habitat in the area.

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Study Area

Background

Objective

Themes

Pressure Points

Principles

Recommendations

TransCanada Highway

HWY 68

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	Smart Solutions 2004 - 2010 Smarter Solutions 2010 - 2020 Smartest Solutions 2020 - 2030 Lake Louise Johnston Canyon Banff Canmore BC Border HWY 40 Pressure Points A number of immediate transportation pressure points exist at various locations along the length of the Bow Corridor (a detailed description is provided in the Situation Analysis). The Town of Canmore, for example, is the fastest growing community in the Corridor. It is a major tourism centre that also serves as a residential centre for people working in the area and for a growing number of weekend or seasonal residents, all of which contributes to traffic pressures on the adjacent TransCanada Highway. Related human infrastructure is acting as a barrier to north-south wildlife movements. Other immediate pressure points include parking congestion during peak periods both in downtown Banff and at Johnston Canyon, just west of Banff. In the general Lake Louise area, the un-twinned sections of the TransCanada Highway are contributing to an excessive number of motor vehicle accidents and wildlife kills – a situation that should improve with recently announced highway up-grades. At Upper Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, vehicle traffic and parking congestion are impacting negatively on visitor experience and posing obstacles to wildlife movements. Human activity has also impinged on prime grizzly bear habitat in the ski area north of the highway, particularly during the summer months. Over the next ten years, as described in the Situation Analysis, other pressure points will become more evident. TransCanada Highway traffic levels at peak times will reach the lower limits of desirable levels of service during this period. In the absence of more capital upgrades , congestion will raise questions as to how the existing facility can be used more efficiently. The substandard nature of Highway 1A east of Canmore will become even more evident and will highlight its inability to serve as an effective alternative to the TransCanada Highway. Highway 1X will continue to serve as an access route for commercial traffic, mainly arising from plant operations in Exshaw, and attention to wildlife activity in close proximity to the TransCanada Highway through Dead Man's Flats will need to be maintained. The Banff area will continue to be a popular tourist destination and this will directly conflict with some of the most biologically diverse habitat in the area.
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