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Eastern Iowa Airport signs Uber agreement
CEDAR RAPIDS - For the second time this year, the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission has approved an agreement with a ride-hailing service provider - this time with Uber.
The commission on Monday approved the agreement with Raiser LLC, operating as an Uber contractor in the agreement. The agreement mirrors a similar contract the Eastern Iowa Airport signed earlier this year with transportation network company Lyft.
Per the agreement, Uber will pay the commission a one-time $1,000 permit fee to operate at the airport and an additional $2 per pickup fee, paid monthly.
The rules also implement a geo-fence that sets up a virtual boundary around the airport. Transportation network company drivers are prohibited from the airport property within the boundary, unless they have arranged a customer pickup or drop-off.
Ride-hailing companies will add to other transportation options at the airport that include taxi services, shuttles and limousines.
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Airport Shuttle Service and taxi vans wait in the taxi loading zone at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. The Eastern Iowa Airport is revising its rules and regulations to address the addition of Uber and ride-hailing services. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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