CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Local leaders are hitting the ground running one day after voters approved a transit sales tax to fund road, rail, and bus projects across Mecklenburg County.

It comes at a good time, as a recent study found the average car commuter in the city spends 64 hours a year stuck in traffic.

Now that it's approved, the first step is for CATS officials to start holding meetings to get an idea of what projects the community wants to see funded in different neighborhoods. The hope is Charlotteans will start to see bus improvements within the next five years and rail expansion in the next 10, all of which will help relieve traffic on the roads, too.

"I know that we are going to build a greater city," said Mayor Vi Lyles. "A city that people want to choose to li

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