Bradley Stoke is ruled by the motor car – that’s what a lot of people would have you think. But, in fact, there are plenty of other ways to get around.

• Going by bus

Bus services in the town link to Bristol city centre or Cribbs Causeway and major arterial roads such as Bradley Stoke Way and Brook Way have stops.

This BBC/Transport Direct route planner will help you find both stops and routes around the town and beyond.

South Gloucestershire Council also supplies timetable information for bus routes such as the 71 & 72 (Bradley Stoke to Bristol city centre).

• Travelling by train

Bradley Stoke has two easily accessible train stations in mainline Bristol Parkway and local station Patchway which is near Little Stoke.

Parkway will link you with Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff, Swindon and London Paddington. Click here for station information. Parking charges there are £5-per-day.

Patchway will get you to stations such as Cardiff, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Filton Abbey Wood, Lawrence Hill and Bristol Temple Meads. More station information here.

• Taxi services

Travelling from Bradley Stoke to the city centre can be a costly affair by taxi – so be warned before you book and check the cost with the driver.

There are many taxi cab services you can pick from and there is a comprehensive list to pick from here.

• Cycling routes

Bradley Stoke has plenty of bike lanes and route for cyclists to take advantage of – a full list can be found via South Gloucestershire Council’s website.

Many of the main routes, such as the A38 in and out of the city centre, also feature bike lanes which those on two wheels can take advantage of.

A stundent from the University of the West of England is appealing for help from readers of the Bradley Stoke Examiner with a survey on travel habits in the town.

Nichola Martin is studying for a Masters in Town and Country Planning and wants to find out how we get ourselves around the town.

Volunteers would need to fill in a simple form for two days documenting their movements in Bradley Stoke.

Nichola’s research will then look at how personal preferences influence our travel habits or if it is down to urban layout.

If you would like to take part in the survey please email us on news@sadlybroke.com and we’ll pass on your details.

Between all the controversy surrounding the Bus Rapid Transit scheme in Bristol it has almost gone unnoticed that Bradley Stoke could benefit from part of the proposal.

The West of England Partnership has proposed four routes which would use guided buses on separate, dedicated lanes.

The route causing the highest level of concern would see the Bristol and Bath Railway Path used for a line to Emerson’s Green – something keen cyclists and walkers are not happy about.

But another of the routes could see a regular service running from the city centre, along the M32 to a proposed park and ride at the junction with Stoke Lane.

This route, says the partnership, would then terminate at Bristol Parkway Railway Station and then could link up with two spurs going to Filton and Cribbs Causeway and the other through Bradley Stoke.

The plan shows the line coming out of Parkway, going through the edge of Stoke Gifford and running up Bradley Stoke Way to the new town centre.

Although recent plans for a Park and Ride at Bristol Parkway seem foolish due to the lack of space, the rapid transport proposal seems like an idea that would benefit Bradley Stoke massively.

Public transport out of the town to the city centre is somewhat laughable – and where the planners have turned public opinion against them with the railway path route, this could be an idea which may gain considerable support.

One word of warning, though. The plan claims the ‘north fringe’ route “exhibits radical infrastructure requirements in order to provide segregation from general traffic” and is “the most expensive of the short-listed options”. But the planners admit it would “carry large passenger numbers”.

The Evening Post on Thursday has details of plans for new park and ride schemes for South Gloucestershire – including one at Bristol Parkway railway station.

The plan is, according to the publication, “high priority” and could be in place within five years.

The plans have been put forward by the West of England Partnership which is made up of the four council’s in the ex-Avon area.

Councillor Brian Allinson, South Gloucestershire Council’s transport boss, said the plans had “already approved” and “we are now progressing on delivering this important facility”.

The Examiner wonders where South Gloucestershire Council are going to put this facility considering parking is already stretched for commuters using the station.

And would this cause yet more traffic problems for residents along Great Stoke Way and Hunts Ground Road who already have to suffer commuters taking up on-street parking in a bid to avoid car park charges?

Hit the comments and let us know what you think.

A bypass for Stoke Gifford, which would help relieve some of the traffic problems around Bradley Stoke, has won support from an independent report.

The Evening Post’s John Le Couteur reports that the document, forming part of the South West Regional Spacial Strategy, has recommended the bypass be built.

The new road becomes a no-brainer when you take into account the new housing planned for Harry Stoke and at the HP site.

Hazel Blears, the Minister for Communities, will have the final say on the bypass which would link near Great Stoke roundabout to the back of Axa.

The Conservatives on South Gloucestershire Council, who have been calling for the road, have supported the report.

A cautionary note, though, from the former councillor in charge of transport – Pat Hockey says more houses on green belt could be built to finance the road.

A broken down lorry on the A38 near Aztec West caused complete and utter chaos during Thursday’s evening rush hour.

The stricken vehicle got stuck at around 4pm causing traffic to back up from Filton High Street to the Aztec West roundabout.

Bradley Stoke got hit as motorists tried to find alternative routes.

An online petition calling on South Gloucestershire Council to improve the road infrastructure in the Stokes has been started.

The petition, on the 10 Downing Street website, says the level of housing builds over the past 20 years has not been matched by spending on the roads.

Paul Tanner’s petition says: “The local authority also has plans to build another 8,000 new houses in the locality with nothing specified as to how people will be able to move about with a reasonable level of fluidity.

“Stoke Gifford is also the location for a mainline station (Bristol Parkway) and has a number of educational establishments in the immediate vicinity. The problem of extensive traffic chaos is a cause of avoiadable pollution.”

One of the major problems with traffic in Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford and Little Stoke is caused by the railway line cutting the area off from the rest of the city.

If you want to sign the petition visit this website.