OVER THE NEXT WEEK. LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH OUR CITY ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN. CHARLOTTE OFFICIALS WILL HEAD TO MIAMI TOMORROW TO LEARN ABOUT BRT. OUR BUS, RAPID TRANSIT ITS AN OPTION THAT THEY'RE EXPLORING AS PART OF A TRANSIT PLAN THAT'S FACING FUNDING LIMITS. QUEEN CITY NEWS REPORTER CAROLINE BOYER TELLS US WHAT THIS IS AND WHY IT DOESN'T THRILL SOME LOCAL LEADERS. >> IN CITIES LIKE CHARLOTTE WERE USED TO SING BUSES, LEAVE STATIONS LIKE THIS ONE AND TRAVEL ON THE SAME ROADS AND USE THE SAME LANES AS EVERYONE OUT. BUS RAPID TRANSIT IS MEANT TO BE MORE RELIABLE AND ALLOW FOR MORE PEOPLE TO USE IT. >> WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR IS A VERY AMBITIOUS IMPROVEMENT. MOBILITY IN CHARLOTTE. >> WELL, A BIG CHUNK OF THAT PLAN INVOLVES ADDING MORE RAIL. CHARLOTTE CITY LEADERS ARE EXPLORING UPDATES TO THE BUS SYSTEM. >> INGESTION ON THE ROADS DEVELOPMENT. THE GROWTH OF THE CITY. WE NEED TO KEEP IT KEEP UP WITH OUR GROWTH. >> THURSDAY MORNING GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICIALS FROM CHARLOTTE WILL MAKE THE TRIP TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHERE CITY LEADERS THERE ARE IMPLEMENTING BUS RAPID TRANSIT. >> GROUNDBREAKING ON THE VERY 1ST QUARTER AND OUR SMART PLAN, SOUTH DADE DUE TO BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART BUS, RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM THERE AS FEW STEPS AHEAD OF US. >> SO WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE GETTING TO THIS POINT. A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM INCLUDES DEDICATED ROADWAYS FOR BUSES AND GIVES PRIORITY TO THEM AS THEY APPROACH INTERSECTIONS, MEANING FEWER DELAYS. THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE THE SPEED AND CAPACITY OF LIGHT RAIL. WAS IT EASE AND COST OF RUNNING A BUS? >> WEST RAPID TRANSIT IS A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH RAIL FOR LESS MONEY. AS OF NOW, IT APPEARS THE SOUTHERN CORRIDOR FROM UPTOWN TO MATTHEWS WILL BE THE PRIME CANDIDATE FOR BRT. >> AN IDEA MATTHEWS LEADERS ARE NOT FOND OF. IN A STATEMENT. MATTHEWS MAYOR JOHN HAYDEN SAID THE TRUTH IS THE ACTUAL VIABILITY OF BRT REMAINS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE WITH A FAILED TRACK RECORD IN OTHER U.S. CITIES. THIS IS A SALES PITCH AND MATTHEWS IS NOT INTERESTED, BUT I UNDERSTAND THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GET RAIL GETTING BUS RAPID TRANSIT IS A CONSOLATION PRIZE. IT'S NOT THE SAME. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS HAVE MADE NO FINAL DECISIONS ON THE TRANSIT PLAN. THE MONEY FOR IT WOULD COME FROM THE POTENTIAL ONE CENT SALES TAX, WHICH VOTERS WILL HAVE THE POWER TO APPROVE OR DENY LIKELY IN THE NOVEMBER