The Town of Banff surveyed people who parked in two free public parking lots in the summer and fall of 2026.

Between August 16 and October 2, 2026, visitor agents intercepted people who parked at;

• The Banff Train Station Public Parking Lot (the east paved lot managed by the municipality)
• The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre Public Parking Lot

Bothe parking lots are free of charge and allow long-term parking. Visitor agents provided people who were leaving their parked cars with a QR code to take a survey by their phone, and or on an iPad.

425 complete surveys were collected from the Fenlands (209) and Train Station (216). The goal was 200 respondents from each parking lot.

The survey is the same for both locations. The first question asked for the name of the parking lot where they were parked. This allowed reporting on two separate survey results (see Documents).

Objectives

The objective was to use the snapshot to learn who is using each parking lot, where visitors go and where they came from.

This survey closed October 2, 2026.