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David Mach joined Torrance Transit System
in 2015 through an internship program while
working towards his master's degree in Urban
Planning. While at Torrance Transit, he was
instrumental in updating and automating more
than 700 new bus stop signs, providing service
planning and delivery for route expansions and
submitting grant applications.
He has since worked his way up to senior
business manager of transit planning. In
this role, Mach has led the Torrance Transit
Tomorrow Plan, a network redesign of the
entire system. With this project, he has
conducted outreach by working with the
public, elected officials, local stakeholders,
sister agencies and the media to ensure
that there was buy-in and confidence.
In early 2020, Mach began working with
L.A. Metro for the successful takeover and
launch of a new route that expanded Torrance
Transit's network to potential riders. Also in
2020, Mach spearheaded and was responsible
for the successful submittal of a $7-million
grant application to the state of California for
the Transit Intercity Rail and Capital Program.
This grant allows the agency to expand,
improve service delivery and electrify the fleet.
Additionally, Mach is a committee member of
the Transportation Research Board's Transit
I am most proud of lead[ing] a
system-wide transit network
re-design called Torrance
Transit Tomorrow Plan for our
agency. This plan has really
helped reposition our agency
to become competitive in grant
applications and provide a longterm
pathway to improving the
network for our bus riders. "
Capacity and Quality of Service Committee,
which produces manuals on transit capacity
and service quality research at annual meetings
that are referenced and utilized by APTA
and transit planners. Mach is now leading the
planning and design team at Torrance Transit.
He continues to train new interns and team
members on transit scheduling and run cutting
and analytical software. His goal is to train the
next generation of transit planners to become
more specialized and to help transit agencies
provide better schedules for their customers.
Fast Fact: As a first-generation Vietnamese
American, Mach was the first in his family
to receive his master's degree.
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David P.
Mach, MURP
Senior Business
Manager, Transit
Planning
Torrance Transit
System
Torrance Transit Congratulates
David Mach
Senior Business Manager, Planning & Design
for being recognized as one of Mass Transit's
2021 Top 40 Under 40
Your compassionate leadership and
commitment to improving the quality of
transportation services to our customers
is astonishing and exemplary.
You are an inspiration to us all
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