Banff National Park\u0027s long\u002Drunning traffic and parking issues underscore the overdependence on private vehicles to reach area attractions.
This file image shows the parking lot outside of the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise at capacity. Parks Canada is looking at ways to reduce traffic in Banff National Park.This news immediately raised some people’s hackles — including Todd Loewen, Alberta’s minister of forestry, parks and tourism, who said visitors “deserve to have full access” to the lake.
“Unlike Parks Canada, our government is committed to ensuring greater access to recreation and tourism opportunities.” Katie Morrison, executive director of southern Alberta chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, said“Someone doesn’t want to go to Banff and drive around in circles all day,” she told The Canadian Press. “So, giving some certainty of … how people are going to arrive at places like Moraine Lake is a really positive thing.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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