Anthony Foxx Quotes

One answer to transportation infrastructure funding is public-private partnerships.

Funding has not kept pace with demand for expanded lanes and well-maintained roadways.

Transportation funding is a win-win for everyone involved.

Whether stuck in traffic because of construction or fixing a flat tire after hitting a pothole, Michiganders feel frustrated with the quality of our roads.

How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.

The gas tax has been the backbone of the transportation system since the inception of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s.

For American foreign aid to become more effective, it must embrace the power of partnerships, access the transformative nature of free enterprise, and leverage the abundant resources that can come from the private sector.

A little gridlock might be pretty good from time to time.

The State makes roads. It keeps them in repair. It must in some way be paid in order to be able to do all this. And what difference does it make whether it be paid by a tax of one dollar on each passenger, or by the same sum collected at a toll-gate, or by a gross sum for a license?

The tolls for the maintenance of a high road, cannot with any safety be made the property of private persons.

Long commutes and traffic jams once associated with older, established cities such as London, New York or Tokyo are spreading throughout the world's emerging economies.

Bengaluru's traffic does not allow scope for cycling regularly, but I brave the roads occasionally and take the cycle out to work.

We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you drive on it and then it falls down.

Traffic congestion is caused by vehicles, not by people in themselves.

Teach kids not to fight. Can they change taxes? I'd get rid of all the congestion charges, because they've not stopped traffic. They're a waste of time, not that I'm getting all political.

All human beings are very creative - full of potential, full of energy... So, money kind of allows them to express it... And if you're successful, you can take more money. You can expand your capacity, reach next level of capacity, and so on.

You would think that the U.S. government would not think that American firms needed subsidizing to function in developing countries, provide advice, but they do.

We need to find innovative ways to dramatically ease congestion, improve personal mobility, and cut energy use.

Private sector has no issue in coming into infrastructure sector. They know very well that infrastructure is one area that can give you very steady long-term returns.

Washington's parasitic approach to the private sector must change for there to be widespread, near-term and enduring prosperity and job creation.

You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector.

We've learned a huge amount from organisations like Seva Mandir and Pratham, for example. In my personal experience, these organisations work on a very large scale with very poor people.

Cities like New Delhi for example, where traffic is dense and it's a more fluid driving environment, that's hard for self-driving technology to deal with.

We are asking the question: What makes the most sense for public-private partnerships for affordable housing.

Government should seek more strategic approaches to developing dynamic, resilient infrastructure. Business must be more creative in offering financing solutions as partners with government, and people must support sustainable innovation as a public policy priority.