History
Odara Mobility LLC. is a consulting firm founded by Tolu Becks Oke. My goal is to see people and communities thrive aided by equitable and accessible transportation options. Odara Mobility partners with agencies to develop sustainable solutions to enhance urban mobility by leveraging analytical and technological developments. I evaluate transportation initiatives, travel behavior and policy decisions to provide data-driven strategic planning and advise.
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Team
Principal
Tolu Ogunbekun (Becks) Oke
I have over 12 years of experience in solving complex problems and applying innovative and quantitative techniques to generate insights about transportation initiatives and their impacts on travel behavior, planning, and policy decisions. My expertise includes impact and equity analysis, demand modeling, behavioral research, and transportation planning. Throughout my career, I have led and galvanized multi-agency teams to successfully deliver on project goals for public and private sector clients.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Eng., Civil Engineering, 2015
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, 2010
Mount Holyoke College
B.A., Physics, 2009
Areas of Practice
Data And Analytics
Generate insights about transportation initiatives and their impact on travel behavior and transportation policy. Develop strategic and innovative solutions for mobility systems.
Demand Modeling AND Travel Forecasting
Develop demand forecasting models to predict travel behavior changes under future mobility scenarios and evaluate the feasibility and impact of transportation projects.
Behavioral Research AND Stakeholder Engagement
Design and conduct stated preference surveys, customer surveys and stakeholder engagement to understand travel behavior and ensure representation.
Project Management
Manage people, timeline, budget and risks for successful proposal development and project delivery.
Teaching and Mentoring
Teach and mentor students to promote representation and ensure a diverse talent pool in the engineering and transportation industries.
Transportation Research AND planning
Design and develop quantitative and qualitative research and planning studies to better understand historical and current trends of transportation systems in order to strategically plan for future changes and system improvement.
Publications and Blogposts
Oke T. (2023). “Developing an Origin-Destination-Transfer (ODX) Model.“ Shared-Use Mobility Center.
Morrissey A., Oke T. (2022). “Fare-Capping Impact Analysis Using Mobile Ticket Data.” Transportation Research Record, 2676(7), 811–822.
Clark M., Ogunbekun T. (2018). “Shared Ebike Potential: London and New York.” Technical Report 23334001. Boston, MA: Steer.
Bailey N., Doyle T.P., Ogunbekun T., Zhao J. (2016). “A Ride to Remember: Experienced vs. Remembered Emotion on Public Transit.” 95th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
Ogunbekun T. Master's Thesis (2015). “The impact of Amtrak performance in the Northeast Corridor.”
Affiliations
Transit Cooperative Research Program Project A-49 Panel on Fare Policies, Structures, and Technologies