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The argument in this paper is that the costs of roads cannot be avoided, but they can be funded in such a way that the right amount of expenditure is reached, the funding system is more equitable, and road investment is done where it is most needed. [...] Section 2 discusses the impetus, rationale, benefits and IN THE RIGHT AMOUNT, trade-offs of various road pricing schemes; section 3 explores public attitudes towards road AT THE RIGHT pricing; section 4 presents key design criteria LOCATIONS, AND IN and strategies for successful implementation; and section 5 applies the findings in a Calgary THE RIGHT BALANCE context. [...] While this approach is in the early stages, the initiative PRICING has the potential to be the most efficient and comprehensive in application, and could serve Despite the demonstrated benefits of road as the future of tolling schemes. [...] In a review of 110 public opinion road Area (GTA), which found that: pricing studies in the U. S., the results of the majority of surveys (56 per cent) are supportive • 57% of drivers thought a toll was a of road pricing. [...] Similar to the proposal and volume information in the city of Calgary, for Deerfoot Trail, toll rebates could be issued along with actual cost, pricing and time savings in an amount equivalent to annual operating information observed in other jurisdictions – costs, and the remaining funds could be such as the 407 highway in Ontario.