ATLANTA — If you use MARTA’s paid parking lots, get ready to pay more starting next month.
MARTA announced Thursday that it is increasing its long-term parking rates by $2 a day. It will also reduce the free parking period in the paid lots and garages from 24 hours to 14 hours.
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The changes go into effect on Sept. 14 at all paid long-term parking facilities across MARTA, but will not impact existing free daily parking locations. Here’s the list of stations and the new cost to park.
Stations increasing to $10 per day (after 14 hours):
- College Park
- Doraville
- Lindbergh
- North Springs
Stations increasing to $7 per day (after 14 hours):
- Dunwoody
- Kensington
- Lenox
- Medical Center
- Sandy Springs
MARTA says the fee changes will help recover the costs of system-wide automated parking facility upgrades completed since 2024. Those include new gates, payment kiosks, call boxes, license-plate readers and improved lighting.
Officials expect the new rates to generate an estimated $500,000 in additional annual operating revenue.
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