Background
Blankenship, Douglas Paul was born on November 13, 1944 in Kentucky, United States. Son of Herbert and Bertie Lee (Smith) Blankenship.
Blankenship, Douglas Paul was born on November 13, 1944 in Kentucky, United States. Son of Herbert and Bertie Lee (Smith) Blankenship.
Bachelor in History and Geography, Eastern Kentucky University, 1964. Master of Arts in Administration, University Kentucky, 1966. Master of Arts in Transportation, University Kentucky, 1967.
Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967—1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1969.
Instructor High School, department chairman Pike County School System, Pikeville, Kentucky, 1964—1967. Research associate University Kentucky, 1966. Senior transportation systems planner General Motors Corporation, Los Angeles, 1967—1972.
Project manager market research, associate transportation planner Orange County Transit District, Santa Ana, since 1972. Executive vice president transportation systems and marketing National Transportation Research Corporation, Los Angeles, since 1976. Owner, president Pacific Coast Development Company.
Guest lecturer University Southern California.
Active System Task Force for Transit, Citizens Advisory Council, Modeling Task Force. Member American Marketing Association, Southern California Marketing Association, American Institute Planners (associate), American Society Planning Officials, Association American Geographers, Los Angeles Geogol. Society, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Transportation Research Board of National Academy of Sciences, University Kentucky Alumni Association (president Southern California), Mensa, Kappa Iota Epsilon, Omicron Alpha Kappa.