Comments on: Antanas Mockus and a Multi-Regulated Society http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/ advocating urbanism in the opportunity city Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Andrew Burleson http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/#comment-177 Andrew Burleson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:17:26 +0000 http://www.neohouston.com/?p=597#comment-177 Thanks for the comment, Miguel! It's great to know the real story of the Zebra Knights, thank you for sharing. Thanks for the comment, Miguel! It’s great to know the real story of the Zebra Knights, thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/#comment-176 Miguel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:35:12 +0000 http://www.neohouston.com/?p=597#comment-176 Hi. I'm from Bogota and lived the experience of having Antanas Mockus twice as a major. Cultural change can really happen, even in a 7-8 million people city with such a social diversity within its population. Just to clarify: the "Zebra" term does not refer to the black and white stripes of the taxis. "Zebras" are the common name for the white stripes painted on the street at pedestrian crosswalks. Before the administrations of Mockus it was virtually impossible to imagine a taxi or even a private car that wouldn't stop directly on the pedestrian crosswalks or "Zebras" all over the city, blocking the way to all pedestrians who needed to cross the street. Mockuses first noticeable achievement in cultural change was precisely to get the drivers to respect those crosswalks. Taxi drivers who volunteered to do that in the first place were called by him "zebra knights". By the way, Mockus wants to run for president this year. I will completely support him. Hi. I’m from Bogota and lived the experience of having Antanas Mockus twice as a major. Cultural change can really happen, even in a 7-8 million people city with such a social diversity within its population. Just to clarify: the “Zebra” term does not refer to the black and white stripes of the taxis. “Zebras” are the common name for the white stripes painted on the street at pedestrian crosswalks. Before the administrations of Mockus it was virtually impossible to imagine a taxi or even a private car that wouldn’t stop directly on the pedestrian crosswalks or “Zebras” all over the city, blocking the way to all pedestrians who needed to cross the street. Mockuses first noticeable achievement in cultural change was precisely to get the drivers to respect those crosswalks. Taxi drivers who volunteered to do that in the first place were called by him “zebra knights”.

By the way, Mockus wants to run for president this year. I will completely support him.

]]> By: Changing Behavior through Fun http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/#comment-175 Changing Behavior through Fun Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:02:38 +0000 http://www.neohouston.com/?p=597#comment-175 [...] smart folks over at Volkswagen have stumbled across the same truth that Antanas Mockus shared with us during the DeLange Conference earlier this year: sometimes humor is the best way to change [...] [...] smart folks over at Volkswagen have stumbled across the same truth that Antanas Mockus shared with us during the DeLange Conference earlier this year: sometimes humor is the best way to change [...]

]]> By: Business Casual http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/#comment-174 Business Casual Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:44:10 +0000 http://www.neohouston.com/?p=597#comment-174 Didn't the city of Houston ask businesses to not require suit's, ties, etc. during the summer months a few years back? Didn’t the city of Houston ask businesses to not require suit’s, ties, etc. during the summer months a few years back?

]]> By: Like I said… | neoHOUSTON http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/antanas-mockus-and-a-multi-regulated-society/#comment-173 Like I said… | neoHOUSTON Fri, 22 May 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://www.neohouston.com/?p=597#comment-173 [...] We could do like Antanas Mockus and find a way to publically condemn rude [...] [...] We could do like Antanas Mockus and find a way to publically condemn rude [...]

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