North Fringe Rapid Transit
The North Fringe to Hengrove Package is composed of three projects drawn together that will make a positive difference to travelling in the North and East Fringes of Bristol and improve links with the south of Bristol via the city centre.
It aims to tackle congestion and reduce dependency on the car, to improve access to job opportunities, help tackle deprivation and link with the proposed new business and housing developments.
The three interrelated projects which make up the Package are:
- Rapid transit route connecting Hengrove with the city centre
- Rapid transit routes connecting the North and East Fringe with the city centre and the Stoke Gifford Transport Link
- M32 park and Ride
Latest Route Maps – February 2010
North Fringe to Hengrove Package
Proposed Rapid Transit Service Network
Latest Route Map – November 2009
North Fringe Rapid Transit Route Options
Earlier Route Maps – 2007
The route of the Bristol City Centre to North Fringe Rapid Transport Package is not yet fully defined but The Journal has obtained the following indicative maps from a document published in 2007.
North Fringe Rapid Transport Scheme - Bradley Stoke
The above map shows a route between Parkway Station and Bradley Stoke North (i.e. The Willow Brook Centre) that follows Hunts Ground Road, Great Stoke Way and Bradley Stoke Way,
North Fringe Rapid Transport Scheme - Harry Stoke
The above map shows a route between a Park and Ride facility beside the M32 at Stapleton to Parkway Station. The route follows Stoke Lane and Coldharbour Lane before a “new build” section that will link the Avon Ring Road with Parkway Station.
Rapid Transit stories in The Journal
- Proposed bus rapid transit scheme extended to serve Cribbs Causeway
- A38 bus lane scheme amended after feedback from public
- Council staff to take questions on bus rapid transit proposals
- Consultation opens on rapid transit plans for Bradley Stoke
- Government gives “in principle” approval to North Fringe rapid transport scheme