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The city and Uber have reached an agreement on how much the international ride-ordering company will cough up to help accessible transportation services in Ottawa.

Anthony Di Monte, the city’s general manager of emergency and protective services, said Wednesday said the two sides agreed that Uber will pay seven cents per ride.

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Di Monte said he had “positive” negotiations with Uber and he credited the company for following through on its commitment.

The taxi and private transportation company regulations approved by council in April 2016 included a directive to staff to negotiate a “voluntary” per-ride levy to be collected from Uber to help fund accessible transportation services.

It was framed as a “good faith gesture” that would be made by private transportation companies, since those companies don’t have standards for accessible vehicles or accessibility training.

Di Monte was tasked to spearhead the negotiations for the city.