Parkbus

Canadian bus transportation organization

Parkbus

Industry| Tourism, Transportation
Founded| 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Key people

| Boris Issaev, Alex Berlyand, Co-Founders
Website| parkbus.ca

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 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

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### TD Park Express

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b 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. 18 June 2017.
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. Archived from the original on June 7, 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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