Banff Railway Lands Area Redevelopment Plan Public Survey

The Banff Railway Lands Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) is the legal planning document to enable site specific development applications within the Railway Lands Plan area. This brief survey will provide the proponent, Liricon and Norquay, with community input related to its proposed ARP for the Banff Railway Lands before it is presented to Banff Town Council.

We are grateful for the time you will invest to share your opinions. Submitted responses will remain anonymous and be analyzed by a third party to create a What We Learned report to be shared with the public.

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* 1. Which term best describes you:

Banff resident

Bow Valley resident

Resident of Alberta

Visitor

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* 2. Please share your level of knowledge of the draft ARP for the Banff Railway Lands (check all that apply):

I have read articles in the newspaper about the ARP.

I have read advertisements about the ARP prepared by the proponent (Liricon and Norquay).

I have seen posts on social media about the ARP.

I have visited the Banff Eco-Transit Hub website to learn more.

I have heard from others in the community about the project.

I have read the ARP in its entirety.

I have read parts of the ARP.

I understand there is space included in the ARP for a future gondola terminus.

I understand the aspirational idea of bringing passenger rail services to Banff or building a gondola to the Norquay ski area is not part of this ARP. These two projects require a separate government approval process.

I understand that through the 2011 Norquay Ski Site Guidelines for Development and Use, Parks Canada directed Norquay to explore alternative mass transportation systems to reduce wildlife disturbances in the Cascade Wildlife Corridor. A gondola is one potential way to add mass transit.

I understand Liricon/Norquay built the town’s only 500+ stall intercept car and RV parking lot and the Town of Banff operates it.

I know very little.

I know very little and would like to learn more.

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* 3. The ARP is the legal planning document to enable site specific development applications within the Railway Lands Plan area. The ARP lays out a broader vision of creating a multi-modal destination whereby visitors arrive at a hub centred on the historic train station. Leaving behind their car or other methods of arrival, they experience the Town’s and the Park’s destinations on foot, or via other active modes, aerial trams, or shuttles. These modes enable lower congestion, offer climate benefits, and rehabilitate the ecosystem within the Railway Lands plan area.

I support this vision

I do not support this vision

Why?

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* 4. How would you rate the following in terms of improving the resident and visitor experience in and around Banff?

Will not add value	Adds value	Significantly adds value
Increasing the amount of intercept parking at the entrance to the Banff townsite.
Increasing the amount of intercept parking at the entrance to the Banff townsite. Will not add value	Increasing the amount of intercept parking at the entrance to the Banff townsite. Adds value	Increasing the amount of intercept parking at the entrance to the Banff townsite. Significantly adds value
Creating a multi modal hub to facilitate shuttle or mass transportation access to Banff National Park points of interest.
Creating a multi modal hub to facilitate shuttle or mass transportation access to Banff National Park points of interest. Will not add value	Creating a multi modal hub to facilitate shuttle or mass transportation access to Banff National Park points of interest. Adds value	Creating a multi modal hub to facilitate shuttle or mass transportation access to Banff National Park points of interest. Significantly adds value
Revitalizing and developing the train station and area to create an arrival centre that includes services, public gathering spaces, and the potential for future mass transit options.
Revitalizing and developing the train station and area to create an arrival centre that includes services, public gathering spaces, and the potential for future mass transit options. Will not add value	Revitalizing and developing the train station and area to create an arrival centre that includes services, public gathering spaces, and the potential for future mass transit options. Adds value	Revitalizing and developing the train station and area to create an arrival centre that includes services, public gathering spaces, and the potential for future mass transit options. Significantly adds value
Incorporating spaces and infrastructure to support educational opportunities to encourage learning about Indigenous cultures and contributions and Canada’s railway heritage.
Incorporating spaces and infrastructure to support educational opportunities to encourage learning about Indigenous cultures and contributions and Canada’s railway heritage. Will not add value	Incorporating spaces and infrastructure to support educational opportunities to encourage learning about Indigenous cultures and contributions and Canada’s railway heritage. Adds value	Incorporating spaces and infrastructure to support educational opportunities to encourage learning about Indigenous cultures and contributions and Canada’s railway heritage. Significantly adds value

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* 5. Based on what you know about the Banff Railway Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, what, if anything, is missing from or would improve the plan in your opinion?

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* 6. The ideas being put forward in this ARP, by Liricon and Norquay, have been discussed in the community for 30 years (beginning with the development of The Town of Banff’s Downtown Enhancement Conceptual Plan in 1992).

The ARP provides the foundation to implement new ideas put forth by Parks Canada, the Town of Banff, and the community. The ARP can create a site specific plan to enable implementation of several core planning documents (check all that you agree with):

Parks Canada’s Banff National Park Management Plan 2022

Parks Canada’s Expert Panel on Moving People Sustainably in the Banff Bow Valley

Banff Lake Louise Tourism’s 10 Year Vision for Tourism in Banff and Lake Louise

I have not read these plans or information on the Banff Eco Transit Hub website that demonstrates how the ARP supports recommendations in each of these core planning documents

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* 7. Banff Town Council should approve this ARP:

Agree

Disagree

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* 8. The railway lands should be left as is, with no additional restoration of buildings or the industrial area surrounding the lands, and no further parking added:

Agree

Disagree

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* 9. Please provide any additional comments or input you would like to share:

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