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Some commuters stuck on the city’s LRT park and ride waiting list are finally in luck, but the reserved stalls will come with a bigger price tag.

The City of Edmonton announced Tuesday that the number of reserved, paid parking stalls at LRT stations will increase as of Sept. 1, but so will the cost.

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The price is jumping to $50 per month, up from $42 per month.

The biggest shift will be at the southernmost LRT station, Century Park, where reserved spots will jump from 184 to 977, 75 per cent of the total spots. The city’s transportation committee voted for the change in early July. At the time, there were 3,540 people on the Century Park waiting list, unable to get any of the 1,119 free stalls that fill up by 7 a.m. Other park and ride locations at Belvedere, Clareview and Stadium had smaller waiting lists.

In total across all stations with LRT park and ride, there will now be 2,300 paid stalls and 1,700 free stalls. The city also said “some” stalls will be set aside for hourly parking, which transit users can pay by meter. These spots are expected to be introduced later this fall.