President Barack Obama will name Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx as his next Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Â The Huffington Post reports.
Foxx is an African- American who was considered for the transportation secretary slot because of  the work he had done on Charlotte’s transit system, including streetcar and light-rail projects.
Current Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is expected to continue serving until Foxx’s confirmation.
Read more at the Huffington Post.