EL PASO, Texas -- Sun Metro's plan between now and 2028 includes new terminals across the city, rapid bus transit service, and even the possibility of light or commuter rail.

Sun Metro's Michael Herrera took KFOX and city leaders on a time machine bus of sorts on Tuesday.

"A first hand feel of what the future of Sun Metro holds," said Herrera while standing in the aisle of a newly minted Sun Metro bus.

Herrera showed KFOX the four locations where by 2011, Sun Metro will have new terminals.

"In the next 36 months you are going to see a lot of construction. You are going to see a lot of facilities, starting off with the downtown at Third and Santa Fe," said Herrera.

The other three terminals are at Glory Road, one at Remcon Circle, both in West El Paso, and a terminal in the Lower Valley at Zaragoza Road and Alameda Avenue.

Sun Metro also wants to introduce Smart 101 and bus rapid transit, where buses will have dedicated lanes and express service.

"It is viable, it does work, and there is no reason why we can't do it here," Herrera told KFOX.

The public was also allowed to hop on the bus on Tuesday, and not everyone was excited about what they're hearing.

"That site on Santa Fe and Fourth there, is one of the most remote and blighted parts of the city, no one wants to be there," said Matt Carroll from downtown El Paso.

Carroll rides the bus a few times a week. He's not only worried about the location of the new downtown terminal, but that Sun Metro will make choices that will hurt him and other riders.

"We have to improve it, but change is not necessarily improvement. We must make sure that the change will be done in a manner that will benefit the bus riders, and encourage more people to use the bus," said Carroll.

Sun Metro will also be bringing online 40 more buses in the next year.

Of course there is a price tag. Sun metro will invest $180 million between now and 2011 in capital investments. But that is pocket change compared to the estimated $2.5 billion for the potential of light or commuter rail in 2028.