{"id":1182,"date":"2012-01-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/what-is-mids-anyway.html"},"modified":"2012-01-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T14:00:00","slug":"what-is-mids-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/what-is-mids-anyway.html","title":{"rendered":"What is MIDS, anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a bit from a
\nVDT article about
\n
\nMIDS<\/a>, by Malynda Fulton 11 July 2009,
\n
\nThe bus stops here:
\nProposed plan will not affect county buses<\/a><\/p>\n

\nLowndes County officials assure citizens who use the county’s
\n
\n<\/a>
\ncurrent transit program that they will not be affected if the
\nproposed Valdosta-Lowndes County Transit Service Plan is implemented
\nin the area.<\/p>\n

\nThe current Lowndes County 5311 Transit Program falls under the
\njurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Ten
\npercent of the program is subsidized by the state and 80 percent is
\nsubsidized by federal funds. Lowndes County provides 10 percent of
\nthe cost of each bus.<\/p>\n

\nLowndes County’s 5311 Transit Program was implemented in December
\n2001 with only three buses. The program now includes six buses that
\nprovide transportation throughout Lowndes County.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That may make MIDS the biggest bus system in the county.
\nVSU may have more busses.
\nDoes Moody run busses?<\/p>\n

\nMore about MIDS:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe service is an extension of a state program, so the state
\nrequires that the third party operator, MIDS, Inc., contract with
\nthe Department of Human Resources (DHR) to transport clients such as
\nsenior citizens, mental health patients, DFACS clients, Medicaid
\nrecipients and vocational rehabilitation clients. Public ridership
\nis also granted due to Lowndes County’s funding for each bus. As
\nridership numbers increase in the county, additional buses are added
\nfor the program.<\/p>\n

\nCitizens call for pick up as needed and must make 24-hour advance
\nreservation. The buses run from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
\nFriday.<\/p>\n

\nTrips up to 10 miles within the county are $3 per trip and trips
\nover 10 miles within the county are $5 per trip. Currently the
\nsystem averages 614 public riders per month and 1,100 Department of
\nHuman Resources’ riders per month.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The other transit service the VLD City Council was voting on back
\nthen was
\n
\nthe big bus system that never got funded<\/a>,
\nalthough the county is applying for more money from T-SPLOST for widening
\none road than a multi-line bus system would cost.
\nNow that
\n
\neven the Industrial Authority’s own Community Assessment<\/a>
\nrecommends public transportation,
\nmaybe something will happen with that eventually.<\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile, if I understand correctly, if you call MIDS,
\nthey can pick you up and deliver you where you want to go for a fixed price.<\/p>\n

\n-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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