There seems to be growing support for congestion pricing and tolls in the Vancouver area, according to reports of a public forum on the area’s transportation system this week.

Current plans call for a massive series of roads, railways and overpasses designed to speed port traffic. Several opponents of major road projects spoke at the forum sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regional District. What’s surprising is that representatives from local chambers of commerce advocated tolls on bridges, and even the head of the B.C. trucking association reportedly wasn’t opposed to the idea.

The question appears to be whether a series of congestion pricing rules should be imposed around the metro area simultaneously or incrementally, according to this article. Urban planner Gordon Price predicted an overnight change in sentiment, where the region signs up a private partner to collect tolls and use the proceeds for transportation projects.

He was quoted like this on plans to move ahead with traditional fixes like expanding roads: “It’s almost heart-breaking in a city like this,” Price said. “We somehow have the resources, measured in the billions, to do what we know isn’t going to work in the long run, and fail to do that which we know does.”