Anthony Foxx
Anthony Foxx
Anthony Renard Foxxis an American politician currently serving as the United States Secretary of Transportation, a position he has held since 2013. Previously, he served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, upon his 2009 mayoral victory he became the youngest mayor of Charlotte and its second African American mayor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1971
CityCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States of America
Less revenue, more people, more freight, more gridlock - that is not a formula for success.
Find a place where you add value to a community.
A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.
If we're going to have an unconventional budget, we probably need an unconventional process to get there.
The tragic thing is that we're letting our transportation system crumble at the exact moment we need to build it up.
No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.
I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices.
Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.
Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality of life, mobility, economics and opportunity.
The key word for transportation in the 21st is 'choice.'
Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.
The whole idea that vehicles in the future will communicate with each other is a really big deal. It's a big deal for safety... and it's an opportunity to engage the automobile in the work of ensuring collision avoidance.
The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.
Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.