ITS America welcomes new Secretary of Transportation

Scott F Belcher, president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), has welcomed the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to serve as the next US Secretary of Transportation. “As Mayor of Charlotte, Anthony Foxx knows the importance of keeping people and our economy moving in a growing and dynamic part of the country. His leadership, work ethic and fresh perspective will be needed to find bipartisan solutions to the problems facing our nation’s transportation system.
April 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Scott F Belcher, president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (560 ITS America), has welcomed the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to serve as the next US Secretary of Transportation.

“As Mayor of Charlotte, Anthony Foxx knows the importance of keeping people and our economy moving in a growing and dynamic part of the country. His leadership, work ethic and fresh perspective will be needed to find bipartisan solutions to the problems facing our nation’s transportation system. At ITS America we are excited to work with Secretary-designate Foxx to put technology and innovation to work growing businesses and helping solve America’s safety, mobility and infrastructure financing challenges. We wish him a speedy confirmation.”

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