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 Susan Borinsky is the Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). As Associate Administrator, she oversees the planning, development, and evaluation of FTA-assisted major capital investments in transit heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, and bus rapid transit projects, collectively termed “New Starts.” Ms. Borinsky also oversees the development of policy, guidance, and training for metropolitan and statewide transportation planning and for environmental review of all FTA-assisted projects and activities.
Before becoming Associate Administrator, Ms. Borinsky served as the FTA Regional Administrator in Philadelphia (Region III) where she oversaw the planning, grant-making, and project management for a public transportation program of over $10 billion annually in five mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia. Prior to that, she served as the Director of the Office of Human and Natural Environment within the same FTA Office of Planning and Environment that she now heads. Ms. Borinsky also worked in the Policy
Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
Before joining the federal government in 1996, Ms. Borinsky practiced law in Virginia. She held numerous appointments on transportation and environmental committees in northern Virginia, including the Chairmanship of the Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Commission. Ms. Borinsky has a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Master of Environmental Law from the George Washington University Law School.
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