Macon-Bibb Transit Authority launches rapid transit pilot program

Georgia’s MACON (41NBC/WMGT) The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MTA) is looking for volunteers to take part in a free pilot program that will test a ride-sharing-style transit option.

Starting on Monday, July 7 and ending on Saturday, November 1, 2025, the Rapid Transit program will run from 7 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Saturday. During the pilot period, Sundays will not be served.

Like services like Uber or Lyft, the service runs on a smartphone or tablet app. Volunteers agree to occasionally fill out online surveys regarding their ride experience and are required to have a smart smartphone. MTA will use the input to gather information, pinpoint problems, and establish service standards.

Ingleside, Shirley Hills, Gray Highway, and Macon’s downtown/central business sector will all be served by the experimental route. The route’s specific stops include:

• Riverside Drive to Ingleside Avenue

• Spring Street to Riverside Drive

• Spring Street to Shirley Hills’ Nottingham Drive

• Sheffield Hills to Gray Highway Walmart via Nottingham Drive

• Piedmont Hospital to Walmart on the Gray Highway

• Carolyn Crayton Park/Luther Williams Field to Piedmont Hospital

• Park Carolyn Crayton to Edgewood Avenue

• Little Richard Penniman Blvd. to Edgewood Avenue.

• From Mercer University Drive to Little Richard Penniman Boulevard

• Drive from Mercer University to Pio Nono Avenue

• Vineville Avenue to Pio Nono Avenue

• Pierce Avenue to Vineville Avenue

• Ingleside Avenue to Pierce Avenue

Riverside Drive to Ingleside Avenue

Spring Street to Riverside Drive

Spring Street to Shirley Hills’ Nottingham Drive

Sheffield Hills to Gray Highway Walmart via Nottingham Drive

Piedmont Hospital to Walmart on the Gray Highway

Carolyn Crayton Park/Luther Williams Field to Piedmont Hospital

Park Carolyn Crayton to Edgewood Avenue

Little Richard Penniman Blvd. to Edgewood Avenue.

From Mercer University Drive to Little Richard Penniman Boulevard

Drive from Mercer University to Pio Nono Avenue

Vineville Avenue to Pio Nono Avenue

Pierce Avenue to Vineville Avenue

Ingleside Avenue to Pierce Avenue

People who often travel, live, or work in the target locations and are willing to fill out the necessary surveys during the program are eligible volunteers.

Click here to apply and for additional information.