... According to a survey from HNTB Corporation, nearly 9 in 10 (87 percent) agree transportation funding is a public investment worth making. ... Yet few are willing to pay more in gas taxes, the traditional form of revenue for surface transportation projects at the state and federal levels. ... A recent report issued from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia ... acknowledged this lack of confidence and the need to better articulate the positive stories generated by such investment in communities’ economic competitiveness and quality of life. ...