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David Clyde started as an intern at the Regional
Transportation Commission of Southern
Nevada (RTC) in 2013 where he caught leadership's
attention for his knowledge, aptitude and
strategic thinking. Clyde's ambition, tenacity
and great attitude paved the way for growing
into his current position.
During his tenure, Clyde has had key roles on
numerous high-priority projects, legislative
efforts and legal issues. Clyde restructured
and updated the RTC's processes for managing
litigation, records requests and contract
reviews. Clyde has provided legal advice and
assistance on high-level contracts, including
the RTC's fixed-route, paratransit and
security service contracts. He reviews and
approves more than 200 contracts annually.
He also provided legal direction on key
RTC pilot projects, such as the on-demand
paratransit program, construction cone management
and traffic safety optimization.
In government affairs, Clyde took the lead
to structure the RTC's legislative plan for the
past four legislative sessions and worked to
update RTC's enabling statute to integrate
new technologies and protect RTC customer
data. Clyde managed the regulatory
and statutory issues related to enabling the
RTC to launch pilot programs so residents
Always take the opportunity
to learn new skills whether in
your education or occupation. "
and visitors could have transportation alternatives
and make transit more flexible. His
work paved the way for the RTC's Workforce
Mobility Program that makes transportation
more cost-effective and jobs more accessible
through a partnership with Lyft for a firstmile-last-mile
program to help employees of
a retail fulfillment center located in an area
not currently served by transit. Clyde also led
the legislative efforts that gave the RTC the
authority to provide microtransit service.
In addition to these achievements, his colleagues
would argue that Clyde's best attributes
are his commitment, focus and modesty,
which enable him to successfully lead by
example. He never fails to help on projects
or provide counsel on ideas and believes
a team approach that values all voices and
participants is the best course for success.
Fast Fact: Clyde's New Year's Eve family
tradition is an ice cream crawl where they try
six ice cream shops and vote on their favorite.
MassTransitmag.com/21246374
David M.
Clyde
Associate General
Counsel
Regional
Transportation
Commission of
Southern Nevada
ANDREA AABY
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS,
DAVID CLYDE!
Thank you for your leadership and
commitment to connecting communities
in Lake County.
Regional Transportation
Commission of Southern Nevada
Associate General Counsel
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