Quotes by Anthony Foxx

About Anthony Foxx:

Anthony Renard Foxx is an American politician who has been the United States Secretary of Transportation since 2013. He served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, and he was elected as Mayor on November 3, 2009, winning 51.5% of the vote and defeating his City Council colleague, Republican John Lassiter. He won a second term on November 8, 2011, winning more than two-thirds of the vote against Republican Scott Stone. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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You come to Washington, there's a rail bill, there's a highway bill, there's a aviation bill. But when you go home, there's an airport, there's a highway, there's a rail, there's transit. It all has to work together.

Anthony Foxx

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.

Anthony Foxx

Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable.

Anthony Foxx

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.

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I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices.

Anthony Foxx

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.

Anthony Foxx

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.

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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.

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As we look at a future where we're going to have to double our freight capacity, how do you create a freight system that's integrated across the country when you have 50 different freight systems that are built one state at a time?

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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.

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A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.

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I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time.

Anthony Foxx

Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time.

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People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund.

Anthony Foxx

Less revenue, more people, more freight, more gridlock - that is not a formula for success.

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I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.

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I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

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I aspire to be useful.

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Find a place where you add value to a community.

Anthony Foxx

The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.

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Author Bio

  • NameAnthony Foxx
  • DescriptionUnited States Secretary of Transportation
  • BornApril 30, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer