▁As ▁a ▁t actic ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁trav elling ▁to ▁and ▁through ▁National ▁Park s , ▁members ▁of ▁each ▁constitu ency ▁surrounding ▁National ▁Park s ▁began ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁well - built ▁roads , ▁including ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway . ▁As ▁the ▁main ▁highway ▁trav elling ▁through ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Rock ies , ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁has ▁provided ▁accessible ▁visit ation ▁and ▁commerce ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁highway ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁heavy ▁flow ▁of ▁traffic , ▁while ▁also ▁including ▁many ▁accessible ▁pull - offs ▁and ▁pic nic ▁areas . ▁With ▁a ▁high ▁frequency ▁of ▁trav ellers ▁and ▁many ▁destin ations ▁to ▁stop , ▁tour ism ▁bo omed ▁after ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁was ▁established . ▁As ▁the ▁highway ▁travel s ▁through ▁Ban ff ▁and ▁the ▁Bow ▁Valley ▁area , ▁it ▁includes ▁scen ic ▁views ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁mountains , ▁and ▁an ▁environment ▁rich ▁in ▁wild life . ▁ ▁With ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁tour ism ▁to ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁Park , ▁growth ▁and ▁prosper ity ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ban ff . ▁The ▁Ban ff ▁hot ▁spr ings ▁were ▁made ▁more ▁accessible ▁after ▁a ▁tunnel ▁was ▁bl asted ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Hor se - dra wn ▁carri ages ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁bus es ▁and ▁tax is , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁small ▁cab ins ▁had ▁been ▁largely ▁replaced ▁by ▁hot els ▁and ▁mot els ▁as