Parkbus


Parkbus is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides bus transportation from major cities to nearby parks and conservation areas[1]. Its purpose is to enable citizens to access nature and the outdoors without owning a car.[2]

Parkbus
IndustryTourism, Transportation
Founded2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
Boris Issaev, Alex Berlyand, Co-Founders
Websiteparkbus.ca

Parkbus started in 2010 as a private initiative developed by a group of outdoor enthusiasts. A pilot project route between Toronto and Algonquin Provincial Park began in 2010. Since then, Parkbus has become a project within Ontario not-for-profit organization Transportation Options[1], which works to provide sustainable tourism and transportation in the province of Ontario.

Parkbus operates one-day, overnight, guided overnight, and seasonal routes departing from Toronto, [3] Vancouver,[4] [5] Montreal, Ottawa[6] and Halifax.[7].

Programs

TD Park Express

Since 2017, Parkbus operates seasonal free shuttles from Toronto to Rouge National Urban Park[8], from Edmonton to Elk Island National Park[9], and from Vancouver to Cypress Provincial Park[10].

Parkbus provides free transportation to natural parks for non-profits and other organizations that work with new immigrants and low income residents. [11]

Ottawa - Gatineau Park Shuttle

In July 2019, Parkbus and the National Capital Commission announced a pilot bus service connecting downtown Ottawa and Gatineau Park in Quebec[12][13]

References
  1. Siu, Michelle (7 July 2012). "Parkbus wants to help Torontonians get out of the city". The National Post. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. Carletti, Fabiola (July 7, 2010). "Making it to Algonquin, without the automobile". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. "Annual Paddle the Rouge event celebrates new law, free bus service - Toronto Star". thestar.com.
  4. Nair, Roshini (August 19, 2016). "Bus service offers ticket to ride to Sea-to-Sky parks". CBC News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  5. "Canadian nonprofit Parkbus launches express bus service from downtown Vancouver to B.C. provincial parks". 12 June 2017.
  6. "'Parkbus' shuttle takes campers from Ottawa to Algonquin Park". CBC News. June 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  7. Burke, David (September 20, 2016). "Parkbus tests interest in people taking bus from Halifax to Kejimkujik". CBC News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  8. Staff, Toronto (May 21, 2019). "Free shuttle bus from Toronto to Canada's only urban national park returns this summer". Daily Hive. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. "This Summer You Can Take a Free Shuttle Bus to Elk Island Park". Raising Edmonton. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  10. Spepart, Elana (June 4, 2019). "You can take a FREE shuttle to this beautiful B.C. park from Vancouver this summer". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  11. "Parkbus - NatureLink". Parkbus. May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  12. "NCC partners with Parkbus to pilot paid shuttle from Ottawa to Gatineau Park". Global News. July 25, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  13. "New Gatineau Park shuttle bus launches this weekend". CBC News. August 2, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.


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