Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the center of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state capital and largest city. It is part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor of Linn, Benton, Cedar, Jones, Johnson, and Washington County.
At the 2010 US Census, the city's population was 126,326. Estimated populations The three-county Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers nearby towns of Marion and Hiawatha, is 255,452 in 2008. Cedar Rapids is the economic center of the state, located at the core of Interstate 380.
A growing center for art and culture in Eastern Iowa, this city is home to the Cedar Rapids Art Museum, the National & amp; Slovak Museum & amp; Library, Paramount Theater, Iowa Orchestra, Cedar Rapids Theater, Museum of African-American History and Iowa Cultural Center, Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. In the 1990s and 2000s, some Cedar Rapidians became famous actors, including Bobby Driscoll, Ashton Kutcher, Elijah Wood, and Ron Livingston. This city is the setting for the musical The Pajama Game and the comedy film Cedar Rapids .
Among the famous people who had lived in Cedar Rapids were the American Gothic painter Grant Wood, journalist and historian William L. Shirer, writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten, and Dr. aerodynamic pioneer. Alexander Lippisch. The area also produces professional athletes such as Landon Cassill, Ryan Sweeney, Trent Green, Zach Johnson, and Kurt Warner, and Mark Walter, co-owner and chairman of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball.
Cedar Rapids is nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons", for the "fifth season", which is the time to enjoy the other four. The symbol of the five seasons is a statue of the Five Season Tree in the center of town along the northern riverbank. The names "Five Seasons" and representation of sculptures appear throughout the city in various forms.
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History
The Cedar Rapids location is currently in the Fox and Sac region.
The first permanent settler, Osgood Shepherd, arrived in 1838. When Cedar Rapids was first established in 1838, William Stone named the city of Columbus. In 1841 surveyed and renamed by N.B. Brown and his colleagues. They named the town of Cedar Rapids for rapids on the Cedar River at the site, and the river itself was named for the large number of red cedar trees that grew along its banks. Cedar Rapids was established on January 15, 1849. Cedar Rapids annexed the Kingston community in 1870.
Cedar Rapids's economic growth increased in 1871 after the founding of the Sinclair meat packing company.
In 2010, the Census Bureau reported the Cedar Rapids population as 87.98% white, and 5.58% black.
Flood of 2008
During the 2008 Iowa flood, the Cedar River hit a record high 31.12 feet (9.49 m) on June 13 (the previous record is 20 feet (6.1 m)), surpassing the flood plains of 500 years. 1,126 city blocks were flooded, or more than 10 square miles (26 km 2 ), and 561 heavily damaged city blocks, on both banks of the Cedar River, covering 14% of the total city area. A total of 7,749 flooded floods must be evacuated, including 5,900 homes and 310 municipal facilities, among them City Hall, Central Fire Station, Main Public Library, Land Transportation Center, Public Works Building and Animal Supervision Building. It is estimated at least 1,300 properties to be destroyed in the Cedar Rapids area due to flooding, which caused several billion dollars in damage. More than 4,000 members of the Iowa National Guard are enabled to help the city. The temporary dikes become saturated not only with flood waters but also with additional rainfall, causing them to fail.
Until the flood, the city government headquartered in the Veterans Memorial Building, near the Linn County Court and the prison on Mays Island on the Cedar River, makes Cedar Rapids one of the few cities in the world, along with Paris, France, with government offices on the municipality.
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During the 2016 floods, the remnants of Hurricane Paine from the eastern Pacific Ocean through the Gulf of California led to the second highest peak recorded from the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, reaching 22 feet (6.7 m) on 27 September. The puddles in southern Minnesota, central and western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa by Hurricane Paine remnants begin on September 21 and 22 and continue until the end of the month. The cresting at Cedar Rapids is below the initial estimate of 25 feet (7.6 m) and the approximate revision of 23 feet (7.0 m), but more than 10 feet (3.0 m) above the 12 foot flood stage (3, 7 m) I). Flood is above the level that is considered to have about 1% chance of occurring in a given year. More than 5,000 homes were affected, leaving more than 5,000 people displaced. Cedar Rapids School is closed for a week.
In 2015, Cedar Rapids approved a $ 625 million flood protection plan for 20 years to repair the embankment. Although the improvement of the embankment system in Cedar Rapids has not been completed due to more than $ 80 million in unconfirmed funding by the US Congress 2014 and 2016 and voting by local residents from a temporary increase in local sales tax to pay for the repair of dikes, drop out students along with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and 412 Iowa National Guard troops filled over a quarter of a million sandbags in successful efforts to prevent major flooding in cities outside the evacuation zone. The 9.8 mile (15.8 km) Hesco barrier system, ground dike, and over 400,000 sandbags are used to install gaps in the embankment system. The city of Cedar Rapids buys additional Hesco obstacles from Iowa City for $ 1.4 million. Many upstream cities previously affected by the September floods and mandatory evacuations, including Charles City, Greene, Manchester, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Vinton, Janesville, Cedar Falls and Waterloo, sent hundreds of thousands of unused sandbags to support the effort at Cedar Rapids and nearby communities. The remnants of Hurricane Paine did not produce rain to saturate temporary earth dikes and sandbags, which would greatly increase the likelihood of violations in the temporary dike structure, causing a much larger flood area; rivers are lined up in very sunny weather. In addition, commencing on 25 September, 300 to 400 National Guard troops together with Iowa State Patrol, other law enforcement agencies, and 60 law enforcement officers enforced enforcing a curfew of 8 pm to 7 pm.
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Geography
The city is divided into four quadrants, used in addressing. 1st Avenue (US Business Route 151) divides the north and south sides of the city, and the Cedar River divides east and west. Mays Island, in the middle of a river, is the only area in town where the address has no quadrants. Areas outside the city limits that have Cedar Rapids mailing addresses also do not use quadrants.
Except in the downtown area, 1st Avenue and Cedar River tend to run diagonally instead of along the direction of the wind. Because it is curved from 1st Avenue, there are several areas west of Cedar Rapids where the NW address is actually south of the SW address.
Cedar Rapids is divided into 14 ZIP Codes. Mays Island and downtown area covered by 52401. The northeast quadrant is covered by 52402 and 52411. The southeast quadrant is covered by 52403. The southwest quadrant is covered by 52404. The northwest quadrant is covered by 52405. The post office box is enclosed by the ZIP code 52406, 52407, 52408, 52409, and 52410. Some other zip codes for a particular business (Aegon USA, Rockwell Collins, etc.).
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​72.07 square miles (186.66 km 2 ), where, 70.8 square miles (183.37 km 2 ) is ground and 1.27 square miles (3.29 km 2 ) is water.
Nearby Areas
There are twelve active environmental associations in Cedar Rapids. Nearby neighborhoods include downtown Wellington Heights and Oakhill Jackson in the southeast quadrant and Moundview in the northeast quadrant. Also further north in the northeast quadrant is Noelridge Park and Kenwood Park, which is independent until it is incorporated into the city limits of Cedar Rapids. The Kenwood border is 32nd Street to Oakland Road to Old Marion Road to C Avenue to 40th Street then 1st Avenue between 40th street and 32nd Street.
In addition to environmental associations in Cedar Rapids, there are many informal and unofficial neighborhoods, such as Bowman Woods, Vernon Heights, Stoney Point, New Bohemia (NewBo) and Wilderness Estates.
The Czech village is located on 16th Avenue SW, south of the Cedar River. It is home to Czech-themed businesses such as The Czech Cottage, Sykora Bakery, and White Lion Treasures. The National Czech & amp; Slovak Museum & amp; The library is one of the main sights in Cedar Rapids, and the nearby Bohemian National Cemetery can also attract visitors. The National Czech & amp; The main building of the Slovak Museum is directly on the river and severely damaged by the floods of 2008. After the flood the museum moved several blocks to the SW Pl Inspiration.
The Cedar Rapids The Czech Heritage Foundation is one of many local organizations working to promote and preserve the Czech heritage at Cedar Rapids. It supports and sponsors many programs and events throughout the year, including the Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa contest. Two queens of Miss-Slovakia US queens can claim this community as home: Lisa Volesky and Stasia Krivanek.
Olga Drahozal is the leader of the leading band from Czech Plus Polka Band, a group of performances that often visit the Kosek Band Stands in the Czech Village. She, Bessie Duggena, and Leona Podu? Ka taught the Czech School (? EskÃÆ'¡? Kola ) at Wilson Middle School.
In 2003, the Museum of African-American History and the Iowa Cultural Center opened its doors. Cedar Rapids is also home to the historic 26-hectare Brucemore Plantation (105,000 mÃ,²), where there is a 21-room mansion, and the Masonic Library and Museum.
In 2009, Cedar Rapids was rated as one of the "top 10 growing cities" in the United States, partly due to low crime rates and a good public school system.
Climate
Cedar Rapids has a humid continental climate with a long, cold winter, sometimes brutal with lots of snow, while summer is hot and humid, with frequent severe lightning storms.
Low temperature record at Cedar Rapids is -29 ° F (-34 ° C), set on January 15, 2009, while a high temperature record of 104 Â ° F (40 ° C) was fixed on July 31, 1988.
Demographics
The Metropolitan Metropolitan Statistical Area of ​​Cedar Rapids consists of counties Linn, Benton, and Jones. MSA has a 2000 census population of 237,230, with an estimated 2008 population of 255,452; Linn County was the only area in the MSA before the MSA was redefined after the 2000 census.
As the center of work is growing, Cedar Rapids pulls commuters from nearby Marion and Hiawatha. Other cities that have become bedroom communities include Ely, Swisher, Shueyville, Palo, Atkins, Fairfax, Walford, Robins, and Bertram.
Based on the 2010 American Community Survey 1 Year forecast, the average income for households in the city is $ 51,186, and the average income for families is $ 63,265. Men have an average income of $ 40,413 compared to $ 26,402 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,370. About 6.3% of families and 11.7% of the population are below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those aged 65 and older.
census 2010
At the 2010 census, there were 126,326 people, 53,236 households, and 30,931 families living in the city. Population density was 1,784.3 people per square mile (688.9/km ²). There are 57,217 housing units with an average density of 808.2 per square mile (312.0/km²). City's racial makeup is 87.98% White, 5.58% African American, 0.31% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Island, 0.93% of other races, and 2.87 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 3.31% of the population.
There are 53,236 households that 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% are married couples living together, 11.0% have unmarried female households present, and 41.9% are not family. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.
Age span: 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% aged 65 or older. The mean age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there are 96.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94.4 men.
census 2000
In the 2000 census, Cedar Rapids was 91.9% non-Hispanic whites, with over half the population claiming certain ethnic European descendants, such as Germany (35.5%), Ireland (17.1%), England (9, 4%), Czech (7.8%), Norway (5.1%), and France from France or Canada (3.2%). The city also has a growing minority population: for example, in a three-year period from 2006 to 2008, the US Census Bureau estimates that 4.9% of the Cedar Rapids population is identified as African-American, up from 3.7% in the 2000 census.
Warisan Muslim
Cedar Rapids has played an important role in Muslim culture in the United States. National Muslim Cemetery, at 12 acres (49,000 m 2 ) land donated by Hajj. Yahya William Aossey in 1948, is said to be the first exclusive Muslim funeral in North America. The grave at the cemetery facing Mecca. The Mother Mosque of America, dedicated on June 16, 1934, is the longest standing mosque in North America. In 1972, another mosque was built and the original mosque was sold and fell into disrepair before it was bought in 1990 by the Islamic Council of Iowa and renovated. It's in the National Register of Historic Places. The Iowa flood of 2008 extensively damaged the cellar, destroying many historic documents.
The Muslim presence in this area dates from 1895 when the first immigrants arrived from the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon and Syria today. Islamic Services of America (I.S.A.) was founded in Cedar Rapids in 1975 and provides Halal Certification and surveillance worldwide.
Economy
Cedar Rapids is one of the largest cities in the world for corn processing. The grain processing industry is the most important sector of Cedar Rapids, directly providing 4,000 jobs that pay an average of $ 85,000, and also providing 8,000 indirectly. Fortune 500 companies, Rockwell Collins and CRST trucking companies based in Cedar Rapids, and Aegon has United States headquarters there. The large Quaker Oats factory, one of the four that merged in 1901 to form the Quaker Oats, dominated the north side of the city center. Other large companies that have facilities in Cedar Rapids include Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, General Mills, Toyota Financial Services, and Nordstrom. Newspaperarchive, based in Cedar Rapids, is the largest newspaper archive in North America with more than 150 million pages of storage collected over 250 years; it was taken offline for two days in the 2008 flood.
Top entrepreneurs
According to the Cedar Rapids Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2014, the top employers in this area are:
Art and culture
Cedar Rapids is home to Iowa Orchestra, Paramount Theater, Cedar Rapids Theater, Cedar Rapids Opera Theater, and Brucemore, National Trust Site, among others.
Cedar Rapids is also home to the Cedar Rapids Art Museum, Cedar Rapids Ceramic Center, CSPS Legion Art Hall, Czech Republic & amp; Slovak Museum & amp; Library, African American History Museum, Iowa Hall Gallery at Kirkwood Community College, and the legendary Grant Wood Studio at 5 Turner Alley. These Cedar Rapids places recently hosted world-nominated and award nominations, including Andy Warhol, Grant Wood and Iowa Biennial, among others.
The Cedar Rapids Art Museum houses the largest collection of Grant Wood paintings in the world. The 1920s Paramount Theater is home to the Iowa Orchestra and the Cedar Rapids Area Theater Theater Society. Concerts and events such as high school graduation, sporting events, exhibitions and political rallies were held at U.S. Cell Center, formerly known as The Five Seasons Center.
Many art centers in Cedar Rapids suffered severe damage during the June 2008 floods. Among those severely damaged were the Paramount Theater, the Cedar Rapids Theater, the National Republic & amp; Slovak Museum, and African American History Museum. Two Wurlitzer organs were damaged at Paramount Theater and the Cedar Rapids Theater. The Cedar Rapids Art Museum suffered minor damage. Estimated cost of $ 25 million to fix Paramount; The Cedar Rapids Theater reopened in February 2010.
Cedar Rapids became a popular internet meme during the 2016 presidential election, after Hillary Clinton posted a video saying "I'm just relaxing in Cedar Rapids" in Snapchat.
Sports
Cedar Rapids is home to one major league, and three minor league sports leagues:
- Cedar Rapids Kernels, a member of the minor league Midwest baseball league since 1962, is an A-Class affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and plays at the Veterans Memorial Stadium
- The Roughriders of Cedar Rapids are members of the Hockey League of the United States, playing at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
- the Cedar Rapids Titans, a member of the Indoor Football League, playing at U.S. Cell Center.
- Races in Cedar Rapids play Major Arena Soccer League matches at US Cellular Center
Parks and recreation
Cedar Rapids has over 3,360 acres (13.6 km 2 ) property-owned properties for undeveloped green spaces and recreational use. There are 74 parks named official or recreational facilities. These include baseball and softball fields, all-weather basketball courts, two frisbee golf courses, sand volleyball courts, Tuma Soccer Complex, BMX dirt tracks, two off-leash dog training areas, Old MacDonald's Farm, 10 splash pads, and many parks that have pavilions, picnic areas and toilet facilities. The various road systems in Cedar Rapids have a total of 24 miles (39 km) for walking, running or biking.
YMCA has had a local chapter since 1868. It has many facilities including Camp Wapsie.
Government
From April 6, 1908, to December 31, 2005, Cedar Rapids used the city's commission form from the government. It is one of the few larger American cities left to operate under this model. Under this form of government, the board consists of public safety commissioners, street commissioners, financial commissioners, park commissioners, and a mayor. Board members work full-time, served two years, and are considered heads of departments. Don Canney, the longest serving mayor in the city's history, served for twenty-two years under this system. The last mayor of Cedar Rapids under this form of government is Paul Pate.
In 2005, the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce spearheaded the movement to change from a government commission form. A panel was appointed by Pate Mayor and City Council to study the issue, and recommended that voters be presented with three choices:
- Stay with the current government commission form.
- Adopt a "strong mayor" where the council will be part-time, the mayor will work full-time, and a city manager will run the city's daily affairs.
- Adopt a "weak mayoral form" from the government, in this form the mayor and the council will work on a part-time basis. A full-time city manager will run the city's day-to-day operations.
On June 14, 2005, voters went to the polls to decide whether to adopt a new government form or continue with a commission form. 28,818 of 83,514 registered voters (29.72%) voted on this issue. 68.80% of voters decided to adopt a new form of government. The election was held on 8 November 2005 and 30 candidates ran. Kay Halloran, a retired state lawyer and legislator, became the first mayor to be elected under the new system. Some city council members are elected directly; However, the remaining races are close enough to require a round selection, which took place in December.
Cedar Rapids now has Iowa's "House of Regulations" charter that establishes a weak mayoral system with a part-time City Council and its second Mayor within four years.
Education
Cedar Rapids is home to two four-year colleges, Coe College and Mount Mercy University. The University of Iowa also has an afternoon MBA facility there. Kirkwood Community College is the only two-year campus in the area, while Kaplan University (formerly Hamilton College) and Upper Iowa University also have campuses there. Cornell College in Mount Vernon and Iowa City University's main campus are both 30 miles (48 km) from Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District is the largest school district in the metropolitan area with registration of 17,263 in the 2006-07 school year. The district consists of 24 elementary schools, six secondary schools, and four secondary schools: Jefferson, Washington, Kennedy, and Metro High School (alternative high schools). Two adjacent school districts attract students from within the city limits of Cedar Rapids. Linn-Mar Community School District serves part of the city's northeastern quadrant and has seven elementary schools within the city limits. The College Community School District serves part of the Southwest Rapids quadrant as well as the neighboring rural areas of Linn, Benton, and Johnson. The central campus outside Interstate 380 has five elementary schools in College Community, Prairie Creek Intermediate, Prairie Point Middle School & amp; Ninth Grade Academy, and Prairie High School.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Catholic Education System, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque, consists of six elementary schools, two secondary schools, and one high school (Xavier). Cedar Rapids Catholic Education System and the Cedar Rapids Community School District are identical to each other in the Cedar Rapids Public School System and Parish.
The city has several private schools, including Top School, Cedar Valley Christian School, Lutheran Trinity School, Isaac Newton Christian Academy, Christian Faith Learning Center, and Shepherd's Lutheran Shepherd School.
Media
Radio
The Cedar Rapids radio market, made up of Linn County, ranks 211 by Arbitron with 172,000 12 and older listeners.
iHeart Media has four stations in the Cedar Rapids area, including WMT 600 AM, a news/talk station that has been aired since 1922. Clear Channel also has KKSY-FM 96.5, a state-of-the-art music station; KMJM 1360 AM, classic country station; and KOSY-FM 95.7 FM, a hit music station. Townsquare Media has four radio stations in Cedar Rapids, formerly owned by Cumulus Media: KDAT 104.5 FM (contemporary adult), KHAK 98.1 FM (country music), and KRNA 94.1 FM (classical rock). Townsquare also operates KRQN 107.1 under the Lease-Management Agreement. KRQN broadcast format (contemporary hit). Three other stations in Cedar Rapids are independently owned: KZIA 102.9 FM (contemporary hit), KGYM 1600 AM (radio sport), and KMRY 1450 AM/93.1 FM (Classic Hit). Several stations from Davenport, Waterloo, and Iowa City are also ranked in Cedar Rapids. These stations include the licensed Christian "Life 101,9" Waterloo, KNWS-FM; KFMW 107.9 FM, known as "Rock 108," with an active rock format; and KOKZ 105.7 FM, which has a classic hit format. Clear Channel-owned KKRQ 100,7 FM, with the classic rock format, is an Iowa City station that is usually rated high in Cedar Rapids.
The only noncommercial station licensed to Cedar Rapids is KCCK-FM 88.3 FM, a jazz station licensed to Kirkwood Community College. KXGM 89.1 is a non-commercial, contemporary Christian music station licensed to its neighbor, Hiawatha. NPR Station from Cedar Falls (KUNI (FM) 90.9 FM) and Iowa City (KSUI 91,7 FM and WSUI 910 AM) reached Cedar Rapids.
Television
The Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque media market comprises 21 eastern Iowa regions: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Grundy, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Tama, Washington, and Winneshiek. It is ranked 90th by Nielsen Media Research for the 2016-17 television season with 346,330 television households.
Cedar Rapids is home to four network-affiliated networks: the KGAN 2 channel (CBS), the KCRG 9 (ABC) channel, the KFXA 28 (Fox) channel, and the KPXR-48 TV channel (ION). NBC Affiliate KWWL channel 7 and CW KWWL-DT2-based affiliate at Waterloo and maintains a newsroom inside the Alliant Energy Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids. Another station in the market is KWKB 20 channel (TV It), licensed to Iowa City and KFXB-TV 40 (CTN) channel, licensed to Dubuque. Public television is provided by Iowa Public Television, which has two stations in the area: KIIN channel 12 in Iowa City and channel KRIN 32 in Waterloo. KWWF channel 22 (RTN), operating from Waterloo, stopped broadcasting in 2013. Mediacom and local company ImOn Communications provide cable television services to Cedar Rapids.
Sheet is the main daily newspaper for Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Gazette won the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, under the editor of Verne Marshall and primarily for his efforts and articles, for a campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.
Movies
Cedar Rapids is an American comedy film about a naive insurance agent, played by Ed Helms, who was sent to represent his company at a regional conference in the city of Cedar Rapids. Although the film is set in Cedar Rapids, it's actually mostly shot in Ann Arbor, Michigan, although exterior shots are done in Cedar Rapids.
The 2017 movie Amelia 2.0 is a scivix drama set in an anonymous fictional city. The majority of films were filmed in Cedar Rapids, using iconic locations such as the Cedar Rapids Public Library and the Cedar Rapids Theater as an important part.
Released on February 26, 2010, The Crazies is a fictitious 2010 film that took place near Cedar Rapids in Odgen Marsh, Iowa. In the film, the inhabitants both in and near Ogden Marsh became infected with the biological weapon "Rhabdoviridae" called Trixie. At the end of the film, David and Judy, unaffected by victims in the affected area, arrive at a truck stop to search for a vehicle but find that the National Guard has also executed those who were evacuated. Fending off three Trixie guys who were infected, they escaped in semi-trucks. To stop the transmission of infection, the National Guard destroyed Ogden Marsh in a big explosion. When the couple flees, their truck spins in a shock waves passing by. They then got out of the broken ants and started walking toward Cedar Rapids. The view from military satellites highlights the first couple, then the city of Cedar Rapids. The words "Initiate containment protocol" appear, signifying a new detention effort by the National Guard. Later, during the credits, Bruce Aune, the original newscaster from KCRG-TV 9 in Cedar Rapids reported that the explosion from the Dakon Pendrill chemical plant started a massive fire in Ogden Marsh which was only a cover story for the actual destruction of the National Guard from the city. Bruce Aune later reported that the perimeter had been fixed and civilians were not allowed into the area. A person infected with Trixie appears in front of the camera just before the signal is lost.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Cedar Rapids is served by the Cedar Rapids Transit, which consists of extensive bus and taxi systems. Cedar Rapids Transit operates scheduled bus services throughout the city and to Marion and Hiawatha. A series of covered pedestrian skywalks connect several buildings in the city center.
The city is also served by The Eastern Iowa Airport (formerly known as Cedar Rapids Airport), a regional airport linking with other regional and international airports. Cedar Rapids Transit and private bus lines are also connected at the airport.
Interstate 380, part of Avenue of the Saints, runs north-south through Cedar Rapids. US Highways 30, 151, and 218 as well as Iowa Highway 13 and Iowa Highway 100 also serve the city.
Cedar Rapids is served by four major railway lines. They are Union Pacific, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City Railway (Crandic), the Canadian National, and Iowa Northern Railway Company [IANR]. Iowa Northern Railway has its headquarters at the historic Paramount Theater Building. The Crandic and Iowa Interstate Railroad are also headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Interstate reaches the city via the Crandic track, running a daily train from Iowa City, Iowa to Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids is connected with other Midwestern cities by the Burlington Trailways bus center at Eastern Iowa Airport.
Health care
There are two hospitals in Cedar Rapids, St. Luke's and Mercy Medical Center.
Famous people
See also
- List of Historic Historic Places of Interest in Linn County, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Police Department
Note
References
External links
- Official website
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