Talk:Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority

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On 19 May 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Macon Transit Authority to Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 19 May 2026

Latest comment: 16 days ago9 comments7 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 05:17, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Macon Transit Authority → Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority – The current article title, Macon Transit Authority, appears to be inaccurate or outdated. The agency's formal name is Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority, which is already used in the article lead and infobox and is the name used by the agency's official website. The proposed title is more precise and better reflects the subject's official name. I have a professional connection to the agency, so I am requesting review by uninvolved editors rather than moving the page directly. MBCTA (talk) 17:23, 19 May 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. m s k 18:20, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

See WP:COMMONNAME; we don't necessarily title articles at the topic's official or legal name, but the name most commonly used by reliable sources For example, Bill Clinton, not William Jefferson Clinton, his legal name, or William Jefferson Blythe(his legal name at birth). 331dot (talk) 14:52, 20 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

When did this name change take place? I'm a local resident and found out by reviewing your edits on the page from 3 days ago. The official website and logo are also brand new, I've not even seen them around town yet. Light-jet pilot (talk) 05:07, 22 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

The name change was/is a compliance issue with GDOT. We were instructed in 2024 that our legal name had to be Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority and they began enforcing the full legal name in 2025.

The new logo is across MBCTA's web presence. The website alias, www.mbcta.net points to the legacy web address, www.mta-mac.com to comply with the state compliance mandate.

Federal funding constraints have limited rewrapping the vehicles and bus stop signs with the new logo. All new buses, any rewraps and signage will have the new logo. R80o (talk) 18:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support - Understood. I do see most local news sources using the new name, too. Light-jet pilot (talk) 23:47, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support per WP:NAMECHANGES. 162 etc. (talk) 20:13, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Support: Might be a better name as the current name doesn't meet WP:COMMONNAME and it doesn't match up with the articles name. ~ŤheŴubṂachine-840≈ ● ✒️ 09:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
The name change from the current, "Macon Transit Authority" to "Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority" ensures MBCTA's compliance with federal/state mandates and also assists users (grant writers, journalists, etc.) who rely on Wikipedia's accuracy. R80o (talk) 14:47, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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