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]
Industry | Tourism, Transportation |
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Founded | 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Boris Issaev, Alex Berlyand, Co-Founders |
Website | parkbus |
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].
NatureLink
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
- Siu, Michelle (7 July 2012). "Parkbus wants to help Torontonians get out of the city". The National Post. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- Carletti, Fabiola (July 7, 2010). "Making it to Algonquin, without the automobile". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Annual Paddle the Rouge event celebrates new law, free bus service - Toronto Star". thestar.com.
- Nair, Roshini (August 19, 2016). "Bus service offers ticket to ride to Sea-to-Sky parks". CBC News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Canadian nonprofit Parkbus launches express bus service from downtown Vancouver to B.C. provincial parks". 12 June 2017.
- "'Parkbus' shuttle takes campers from Ottawa to Algonquin Park". CBC News. June 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- Burke, David (September 20, 2016). "Parkbus tests interest in people taking bus from Halifax to Kejimkujik". CBC News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- 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.
- "This Summer You Can Take a Free Shuttle Bus to Elk Island Park". Raising Edmonton. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- 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.
- "Parkbus - NatureLink". Parkbus. May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "NCC partners with Parkbus to pilot paid shuttle from Ottawa to Gatineau Park". Global News. July 25, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- "New Gatineau Park shuttle bus launches this weekend". CBC News. August 2, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.