The Funambus is a bus transformed into a reception, exhibition and promotional space for the STM’s environmental endeavours. This bus, which was headed for the scrap yard, has been transformed by artist Vincent Vandenbrouck and his team, consisting of, among others, Sebastien Bire, Veronique Paradis, Etienne Jongen and Mario Lambert, who carried out this re-purposing project. This STM initiative ties in directly with its commitment to sustainable development, with the Funambus being constructed primarily from recycled materials.

The bus is equipped with solar panels that supply lighting and a large display panel made from old bus destination signs. The Funambus also features a large terrace that can be set up to enable festival goers to enjoy shows while comfortably seated on recycled bus seats. Inside the Funambus are tables made from bus support poles, bus destination signs transformed into communication spaces and bus seats modified into a swing. Artist Vincent Vandebrouck is well-known for his environmental and sustainable development creations, including Espace Sedna in the Old Port, which also used certain recycled materials from the métro.

In relation to this project, the STM would like to thank la TOHU who made space available for the artists, enabling them to transform a city bus into Funambus.

This STM initiative is fully in keeping with its desire to be more visible at major Montréal events in order to promote the use of public transit as well as its efforts in the area of sustainable development.

Funambus appearances