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Elias Gbadamosi

Contributing Writer

Elias Gbadamosi is civic research communications manager for Metrolab Network, responsible for the organization's communication, outreach and engagement programs. His work and interests converge at the intersection of civic communication, civic engagement and policy research.

Analytics

NYC Project Builds Resilience Via Utility Data Sharing

Bringing together utility companies, city agencies and experts, the Unification for Underground Resilience Measures project is using previously siloed data sets to build a road map to help prepare for natural disasters.

July 19, 2022
· Elias Gbadamosi
Transportation

'Participatory Sensing' App Enables Safe Bicycle Commuting

The Civic Bicycle Commuting project is a coalition of organizations in Los Angeles working on a data-driven, community-based platform that encourages bike commuting and makes it easy and accessible.

June 29, 2022
· Elias Gbadamosi
Transportation

On-Demand Transit Pilot in Atlanta Expands Mobility Options

Together with Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, the MARTA Reach program is designed to expand mobility options for Atlanta’s underserved communities, better connecting them to major public transit hubs.

March 24, 2022
· Elias Gbadamosi
Analytics

BIPOC Youth Learn Map-Making to Build Disaster Resilience

Because natural disasters disproportionately affect underserved communities, middle school students in Savannah, Ga., are learning to use mapping tools to design infrastructure changes that could protect their neighborhoods.

February 14, 2022
· Elias Gbadamosi
Transportation

Improving Transit Options for Underserved Youth in Kansas City

Based on data that underrepresented youth have better education and employment outcomes when they have reliable access to “out of school time” activities, a project in Kansas City seeks to address transit barriers.

January 27, 2022
· Elias Gbadamosi
Analytics

Sensors, Data Aid Rural Areas in Flooding Resilience

While flood mitigation and resilience studies often focus on urban areas, researchers in Michigan are using sensors, machine learning and crowdsourcing to create disaster response tools for rural communities.

December 16, 2021
· Josh Schacht, Elias Gbadamosi
Justice and Public Safety

Building Resilience for Low-Income New Yorkers Post-Disaster

A New York City project seeks to improve the post-flood financial resiliency of low-income households with parametric insurance programs so disaster victims are paid quickly and can spend money where it’s needed most.

November 29, 2021
· Josh Schacht, Elias Gbadamosi
Civic Innovation

Collaborative Project Promises Equitable Transit in Austin

Part of the National Science Foundation's Civic Innovation Challenge, the Community Hub for Smart Mobility in Austin, Texas, aims to improve public transit options to underserved areas, broadening economic opportunity.

November 23, 2021
· Josh Schacht, Elias Gbadamosi
Justice and Public Safety

Data Project May Drive Policy for Hyperlocal Flooding in NYC

Work in New York City collects systematic data on street-level flooding, partnering with local agencies to design real-time flood sensors and an open code that other cities can build on.

February 24, 2021
· Elias Gbadamosi