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Commuters could be paying a lot more to leave their vehicles in an LRT park and ride starting in September.

Councillors voted Tuesday to change up to 75 per cent of the stalls to park and pay.

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The decision at transportation committee still needs council support, but if approved, it means up to 977 stalls would be reserved for commuters paying $50 a month at Century Park. That’s up from 184 paid stalls.

There are 3,540 people on the waiting list, unable to get any of the 1,119 free stalls that fill up by 7 a.m. Other park and ride locations have smaller waiting lists and would likely see up to 50 per cent of the stalls converted to park and pay.

“At some point you start to wean people off (parking) or say you’re going to have to pay for it,” said Coun. Scott McKeen, pushing for a higher number of paid stalls than the 50 per cent administration recommended.

Coun. Ed Gibbons said he got calls from people who wanted all of the parking to be reserved and paid for. “People want places to park.”