diff --git a/application/src/ext/java/org/opentripplanner/ext/restapi/mapping/WalkStepMapper.java b/application/src/ext/java/org/opentripplanner/ext/restapi/mapping/WalkStepMapper.java
index c5c59e4dc37..8767abe7478 100644
--- a/application/src/ext/java/org/opentripplanner/ext/restapi/mapping/WalkStepMapper.java
+++ b/application/src/ext/java/org/opentripplanner/ext/restapi/mapping/WalkStepMapper.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public ApiWalkStep mapWalkStep(WalkStep domain) {
     api.exit = domain.getExit();
     api.stayOn = domain.isStayOn();
     api.area = domain.getArea();
-    api.bogusName = domain.getBogusName();
+    api.bogusName = domain.nameIsDerived();
     if (domain.getStartLocation() != null) {
       api.lon = domain.getStartLocation().longitude();
       api.lat = domain.getStartLocation().latitude();
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/gtfs/datafetchers/stepImpl.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/gtfs/datafetchers/stepImpl.java
index 6bd51ae5f29..f14db6f213f 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/gtfs/datafetchers/stepImpl.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/gtfs/datafetchers/stepImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public DataFetcher<Boolean> area() {
 
   @Override
   public DataFetcher<Boolean> bogusName() {
-    return environment -> getSource(environment).getBogusName();
+    return environment -> getSource(environment).nameIsDerived();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/transmodel/model/plan/PathGuidanceType.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/transmodel/model/plan/PathGuidanceType.java
index c52baa0be4c..68406f57d54 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/transmodel/model/plan/PathGuidanceType.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/apis/transmodel/model/plan/PathGuidanceType.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public static GraphQLObjectType create(GraphQLObjectType elevationStepType) {
             "The name of this street was generated by the system, so we should only display it once, and generally just display right/left directions"
           )
           .type(Scalars.GraphQLBoolean)
-          .dataFetcher(environment -> ((WalkStep) environment.getSource()).getBogusName())
+          .dataFetcher(environment -> ((WalkStep) environment.getSource()).nameIsDerived())
           .build()
       )
       .field(
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/PortlandCustomNamer.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/PortlandCustomNamer.java
index e05bc736cbb..42bd57ca13c 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/PortlandCustomNamer.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/PortlandCustomNamer.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public void recordEdges(OsmWithTags way, StreetEdgePair edgePair) {
     edgePair
       .asIterable()
       .forEach(edge -> {
-        if (!edge.hasBogusName()) {
+        if (!edge.nameIsDerived()) {
           return; // this edge already has a real name so there is nothing to do
         }
         if (isHighwayLink) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ private static String nameAccordingToDestination(StreetEdge e, int maxDepth) {
       return null;
     }
     for (StreetEdge out : e.getToVertex().getOutgoingStreetEdges()) {
-      if (out.hasBogusName()) {
+      if (out.nameIsDerived()) {
         String name = nameAccordingToDestination(out, maxDepth - 1);
         if (name == null) {
           continue;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private static String nameAccordingToOrigin(StreetEdge e, int maxDepth) {
       return null;
     }
     for (StreetEdge in : e.getFromVertex().getIncomingStreetEdges()) {
-      if (in.hasBogusName()) {
+      if (in.nameIsDerived()) {
         String name = nameAccordingToOrigin(in, maxDepth - 1);
         if (name == null) {
           continue;
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/raster/PathwayEdgeRenderer.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/raster/PathwayEdgeRenderer.java
index 0da19670264..27328b1ba1f 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/raster/PathwayEdgeRenderer.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/raster/PathwayEdgeRenderer.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public Optional<EdgeVisualAttributes> renderEdge(Edge e) {
 
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
-    if (!pwe.hasBogusName()) {
+    if (!pwe.nameIsDerived()) {
       sb.append("name=").append(pwe.getName()).append(", ");
     }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/vector/edge/EdgePropertyMapper.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/vector/edge/EdgePropertyMapper.java
index 83b677a62ce..1363ba7e6be 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/vector/edge/EdgePropertyMapper.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/inspector/vector/edge/EdgePropertyMapper.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private static List<KeyValue> mapStreetEdge(StreetEdge se) {
       kv("noThruTraffic", noThruTrafficAsString(se)),
       kv("wheelchairAccessible", se.isWheelchairAccessible())
     );
-    if (se.hasBogusName()) {
+    if (se.nameIsDerived()) {
       props.addFirst(kv("name", "%s (generated)".formatted(se.getName().toString())));
     } else {
       props.addFirst(kv("name", se.getName().toString()));
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStep.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStep.java
index 45f2b5da701..c2c2b2c609e 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStep.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStep.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public final class WalkStep {
   private final Set<StreetNote> streetNotes;
 
   private final boolean area;
-  private final boolean bogusName;
+  private final boolean nameIsDerived;
   private final double angle;
   private final boolean walkingBike;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class WalkStep {
     Set<StreetNote> streetNotes,
     String exit,
     ElevationProfile elevationProfile,
-    boolean bogusName,
+    boolean nameIsDerived,
     boolean walkingBike,
     boolean area,
     boolean stayOn,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public final class WalkStep {
     this.directionText = directionText;
     this.streetNotes = Set.copyOf(Objects.requireNonNull(streetNotes));
     this.startLocation = Objects.requireNonNull(startLocation);
-    this.bogusName = bogusName;
+    this.nameIsDerived = nameIsDerived;
     this.angle = DoubleUtils.roundTo2Decimals(angle);
     this.walkingBike = walkingBike;
     this.area = area;
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ public boolean getArea() {
   /**
    * The name of this street was generated by the system, so we should only display it once, and
    * generally just display right/left directions
+   * @see Edge#nameIsDerived()
    */
-  public boolean getBogusName() {
-    return bogusName;
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
+    return nameIsDerived;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepBuilder.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepBuilder.java
index 8d4df6634fd..b2f9e1f7510 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepBuilder.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepBuilder.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class WalkStepBuilder {
   private final Set<StreetNote> streetNotes = new HashSet<>();
   private I18NString directionText;
   private WgsCoordinate startLocation;
-  private boolean bogusName = false;
+  private boolean nameIsDerived = false;
   private double angle;
   private boolean walkingBike = false;
   private boolean area = false;
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public WalkStepBuilder withStartLocation(WgsCoordinate startLocation) {
     return this;
   }
 
-  public WalkStepBuilder withBogusName(boolean bogusName) {
-    this.bogusName = bogusName;
+  public WalkStepBuilder withNameIsDerived(boolean nameIsDerived) {
+    this.nameIsDerived = nameIsDerived;
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ public I18NString directionText() {
     return directionText;
   }
 
-  public boolean bogusName() {
-    return bogusName;
+  /**
+   * @see Edge#nameIsDerived()
+   */
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
+    return nameIsDerived;
   }
 
   public RelativeDirection relativeDirection() {
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ public WalkStep build() {
       streetNotes,
       exit,
       elevationProfile,
-      bogusName,
+      nameIsDerived,
       walkingBike,
       area,
       stayOn,
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/StatesToWalkStepsMapper.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/StatesToWalkStepsMapper.java
index 32f5ccf533b..4ce1c616e65 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/StatesToWalkStepsMapper.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/StatesToWalkStepsMapper.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ private boolean continueOnSameStreet(Edge edge, String streetNameNoParens) {
     return !(
       current.directionText().toString() != null &&
       !(java.util.Objects.equals(current.directionTextNoParens(), streetNameNoParens)) &&
-      (!current.bogusName() || !edge.hasBogusName())
+      (!current.nameIsDerived() || !edge.nameIsDerived())
     );
   }
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ private void createAndSaveStep(
     addStep(
       createWalkStep(forwardState, backState)
         .withDirectionText(name)
-        .withBogusName(false)
+        .withNameIsDerived(false)
         .withDirections(lastAngle, DirectionUtils.getFirstAngle(edge.getGeometry()), false)
         .withRelativeDirection(direction)
         .addDistance(edge.getDistanceMeters())
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ private WalkStepBuilder createWalkStep(State forwardState, State backState) {
       .builder()
       .withDirectionText(en.getName())
       .withStartLocation(new WgsCoordinate(backState.getVertex().getCoordinate()))
-      .withBogusName(en.hasBogusName())
+      .withNameIsDerived(en.nameIsDerived())
       .withAngle(DirectionUtils.getFirstAngle(forwardState.getBackEdge().getGeometry()))
       .withWalkingBike(forwardState.isBackWalkingBike())
       .withArea(forwardState.getBackEdge() instanceof AreaEdge)
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/Edge.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/Edge.java
index 8e4126b4e59..b24dbb2e36e 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/Edge.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/Edge.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public String getDefaultName() {
    * Returns false if the field reflects the real world name, like "Fifth Avenue",
    * "Hauptstraße" or "Øvre Holmegate".
    */
-  public boolean hasBogusName() {
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorAlightEdge.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorAlightEdge.java
index ca3b0b4b0f7..8fa88009b73 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorAlightEdge.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorAlightEdge.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public I18NString getName() {
    * @author mattwigway
    */
   @Override
-  public boolean hasBogusName() {
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorBoardEdge.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorBoardEdge.java
index 9bf0d67afa5..cacc97fc2f1 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorBoardEdge.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/ElevatorBoardEdge.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public I18NString getName() {
    * never included in plans.
    */
   @Override
-  public boolean hasBogusName() {
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/PathwayEdge.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/PathwayEdge.java
index 703658fdda4..cfa82ba85b5 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/PathwayEdge.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/PathwayEdge.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public I18NString getName() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean hasBogusName() {
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
     return signpostedAs == null;
   }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
index 468da359e0a..02675b1202c 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ public class StreetEdge
   /** If you have more than 16 flags, increase flags to short or int */
   static final int BACK_FLAG_INDEX = 0;
   static final int ROUNDABOUT_FLAG_INDEX = 1;
-  static final int HASBOGUSNAME_FLAG_INDEX = 2;
+  /**
+   * @see Edge#nameIsDerived()
+   */
+  static final int NAME_IS_DERIVED_FLAG_INDEX = 2;
   static final int MOTOR_VEHICLE_NOTHRUTRAFFIC = 3;
   static final int STAIRS_FLAG_INDEX = 4;
   static final int SLOPEOVERRIDE_FLAG_INDEX = 5;
@@ -444,20 +447,22 @@ public I18NString getName() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Update the name of the edge after it has been constructed. This method also sets the bogusName
+   * Update the name of the edge after it has been constructed. This method also sets the nameIsDerived
    * property to false, indicating to the code that maps from edges to steps that this is a real
    * street name.
-   * @see Edge#hasBogusName()
+   * @see Edge#nameIsDerived()
    */
   public void setName(I18NString name) {
     this.name = name;
-    this.flags = BitSetUtils.set(flags, HASBOGUSNAME_FLAG_INDEX, false);
+    this.flags = BitSetUtils.set(flags, NAME_IS_DERIVED_FLAG_INDEX, false);
   }
 
-  public boolean hasBogusName() {
-    return BitSetUtils.get(flags, HASBOGUSNAME_FLAG_INDEX);
+  @Override
+  public boolean nameIsDerived() {
+    return BitSetUtils.get(flags, NAME_IS_DERIVED_FLAG_INDEX);
   }
 
+  @Override
   public LineString getGeometry() {
     return CompactLineStringUtils.uncompactLineString(
       fromv.getLon(),
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilder.java b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilder.java
index 99a02205eb6..aa168b1453d 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilder.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilder.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.BACK_FLAG_INDEX;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.BICYCLE_NOTHRUTRAFFIC;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.CLASS_LINK;
-import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.HASBOGUSNAME_FLAG_INDEX;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.MOTOR_VEHICLE_NOTHRUTRAFFIC;
+import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.NAME_IS_DERIVED_FLAG_INDEX;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.ROUNDABOUT_FLAG_INDEX;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.SLOPEOVERRIDE_FLAG_INDEX;
 import static org.opentripplanner.street.model.edge.StreetEdge.STAIRS_FLAG_INDEX;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public B withLink(boolean link) {
   }
 
   public B withBogusName(boolean hasBogusName) {
-    flags = BitSetUtils.set(flags, HASBOGUSNAME_FLAG_INDEX, hasBogusName);
+    flags = BitSetUtils.set(flags, NAME_IS_DERIVED_FLAG_INDEX, hasBogusName);
     return instance();
   }
 
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/SidewalkNamerTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/SidewalkNamerTest.java
index cbfb7b76c6f..851a71620bf 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/SidewalkNamerTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/graph_builder/module/osm/naming/SidewalkNamerTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void postprocess() {
     assertNotEquals(sidewalk.edge.getName(), pryorStreet.edge.getName());
     builder.postProcess(new SidewalkNamer());
     assertEquals(sidewalk.edge.getName(), pryorStreet.edge.getName());
-    assertFalse(sidewalk.edge.hasBogusName());
+    assertFalse(sidewalk.edge.nameIsDerived());
   }
 
   private static class ModelBuilder {
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepTest.java
index 7199c7bea60..4556cb90de0 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/model/plan/WalkStepTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public void testRelativeDirection() {
     WalkStepBuilder builder = new WalkStepBuilder()
       .withDirectionText(new NonLocalizedString("Any"))
       .withStartLocation(new WgsCoordinate(3.0, 4.0))
-      .withBogusName(false)
+      .withNameIsDerived(false)
       .withAngle(0.0)
       .withWalkingBike(false)
       .withArea(false);
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilderTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilderTest.java
index d447916d21d..aeddb9221c9 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilderTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeBuilderTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class StreetEdgeBuilderTest {
   private static final float WALK_SAFETY_FACTOR = 0.5f;
   private static final float BICYCLE_SAFETY_FACTOR = 0.4f;
   private static final boolean SLOPE_OVERRIDE = false;
-  private static final boolean BOGUS_NAME = true;
+  private static final boolean NAME_IS_DERIVED = true;
   private static final boolean BICYCLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC = true;
   private static final boolean MOTOR_VEHICLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC = true;
   private static final boolean WALK_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC = true;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private static StreetEdge buildStreetEdge() {
       .withBack(BACK)
       .withStairs(STAIRS)
       .withSlopeOverride(SLOPE_OVERRIDE)
-      .withBogusName(BOGUS_NAME)
+      .withBogusName(NAME_IS_DERIVED)
       .withWalkNoThruTraffic(WALK_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC)
       .withBicycleNoThruTraffic(BICYCLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC)
       .withMotorVehicleNoThruTraffic(MOTOR_VEHICLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private static void assertAllProperties(StreetEdge streetEdge) {
     assertEquals(WALK_SAFETY_FACTOR, streetEdge.getWalkSafetyFactor());
     assertEquals(BICYCLE_SAFETY_FACTOR, streetEdge.getBicycleSafetyFactor());
     assertEquals(SLOPE_OVERRIDE, streetEdge.isSlopeOverride());
-    assertEquals(BOGUS_NAME, streetEdge.hasBogusName());
+    assertEquals(NAME_IS_DERIVED, streetEdge.nameIsDerived());
     assertEquals(WALK_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC, streetEdge.isWalkNoThruTraffic());
     assertEquals(BICYCLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC, streetEdge.isBicycleNoThruTraffic());
     assertEquals(MOTOR_VEHICLE_NO_THRU_TRAFFIC, streetEdge.isMotorVehicleNoThruTraffic());
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeTest.java
index ef2bacb91dd..bbc77656a23 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdgeTest.java
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ void setName() {
       .buildAndConnect();
 
     assertEquals(path, edge.getName());
-    assertTrue(edge.hasBogusName());
+    assertTrue(edge.nameIsDerived());
 
     var mainStreet = I18NString.of("Main Street");
     edge.setName(mainStreet);
     assertEquals(mainStreet, edge.getName());
-    assertFalse(edge.hasBogusName());
+    assertFalse(edge.nameIsDerived());
   }
 }