Background
Addison, Walter John was born on June 6, 1926 in New York City. Son of Alvin Jack and Dorothy Beatrice (Alexander) Addison.
Addison, Walter John was born on June 6, 1926 in New York City. Son of Alvin Jack and Dorothy Beatrice (Alexander) Addison.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, 1949.
Traffic engineering consultant Association Casualty & Surety Companies, New York City, 1954-1956. Associate traffic engineer Wilbur Smith & Associates, New Haven, 1956-1957. County traffic engineer Baltimore County, Maryland, 1957-1963.
Deputy chief engineer Maryland Rds. Commission, Baltimore, 1963-1969. General manager Metropolitan Transit Authority of Baltimore, 1969-1971.
Administrator Mass Transit Administrator of Maryland, Baltimore, 1971-1979. Executive director Metropolitan Transit Authority, Houston, 1979-1981. Projects manager Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, 1982-1992.
Transportation consultant, since 1993. Guest lecturer Catholic University American, 1966-1967. Chairman board Transit Development Corporation, 1974-1977.
Instructor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1974-1979. Member national committee on tunneling technical National Academy of Sciences, 1976-1978.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Institute Transportation Engineers (president section 1965-1966). Member American Public Works Association, American Public Transit Association (director).
Married Anne Clemens, June 28, 1949. Children: Deborah G., David L.