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Later this month, Lanier Parking Systems plans to begin a six-month study to gauge the feasibility of creating paid parking lots at Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) end-line stations.

About 300 parking spaces at four end-line stations will be analyzed to determine if MARTA passengers are interested in paying for spots located close to stations. Monthly passes would cost $40, daily passes, $2.

Lanier officials plan to report their findings halfway through and at the end of the study.

MARTA currently has 26,000 parking spaces, most free to passengers for daily parking and $6 for overnight parking.

During the past several months, authority officials have been evaluating ways to increase revenue by providing more customer conveniences. Used by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Bay Area Rapid Transit, the paid/up-front parking concept currently is under consideration by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to a prepared statement.