Anthony Foxx

Politician

1971-04-30

Anthony Foxx is an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2013 to 2017 and previously served as mayor of Charlotte. He was born on 1971-04-30.

Quotes by Anthony Foxx

It is unacceptable for passengers to be stranded in planes on the tarmac for hours on end.
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I'm very bullish on the streetcar.
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I was in Nashville, Tennessee, and I saw - we talk about crumbling bridges - I saw one, concrete literally falling onto the underpass below, threatening auto traffic.
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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.
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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.
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Local transit agencies have developed apps to let you know when the next bus is coming, but there are so many more applications that can be done.
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Today, 65 percent of America's population live in metropolitan areas - and 95 percent of all the transit miles traveled are traveled there. Metropolitan regions are the engines of our economy.
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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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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.
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If we're going to have an unconventional budget, we probably need an unconventional process to get there.
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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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The rapid increase in the production and transportation of crude oil requires additional vigilance for the continued safe movement of this commodity.
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The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware, is tilting.
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