Background
Marsh, Burton Wallace was born on January 9, 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Luman Wallace and Florence Duncan (Wells) Marsh.
traffic and transportation engineer
Marsh, Burton Wallace was born on January 9, 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Luman Wallace and Florence Duncan (Wells) Marsh.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1920; Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1961; postgraduate, Yale University, 1920-1921.
Engaged in work on housing projects, city planning, zoning, traffic planning various cities,, including Worcester, Norfolk, Virginia, Dayton, Ohio., 1921-1924;
city traffic engineer, Pittsburgh, 1924-1930;
city traffic engineer, Philadelphia, 1930-1933;
director traffic engineering and safety department, American Automobile Association, Washington, 1933-1964;
executive director, American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety, 1964-1966;
executive director, Institute Traffic Engineers, 1967-1970;
construction engineering, 1970-1982. Lecturer, instructor, dean in traffic courses and schools including Traffic Engineering and Traffic Officer Training Schools at Yale, Harvard, NorthwesternU., Pennsylvania State University, U. Maryland. Pioneer municipal traffic engineer Past member, past chairman of the executive committee Transportation Research Board of National Academy Sciences-National Academy Engineering.
Member, past chairman National Committee Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances. Affiliate member, past chairman National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Member United States delegate Pan American Highway Congresses, Panama City, Panama, 1957, Bogota, Colombia, 1960, Washington, 1963, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1967, Quito, Ecuador, 1971, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1975.
Trustee Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1953-1967, emeritus from 1967. President Theodore M. Matson Memorial Fund, Inc., 1978. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute Transportation Engineers (past president, a founder, honorary member).
Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Mary Elizabeth Allison, October 8, 1927. Children: Jean Allison Marsh Adams, Mary Elizabeth Marsh McCartor, Alan Burton.