Posts Tagged ‘Bogota’
Traffic Calming via Mirage
A group in Canada has come up with a traffic calming solution they think will decrease the number of children hit by cars in school zones. They’ve created an optical illusion, a painting on the street which – as you approach – takes on the appearance of a little girl chasing a ball into the [...]
Antanas Mockus and a Multi-Regulated Society
Today I wanted to start unpacking some of the sessions from the De Lange Conference with a look at the first talk by Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of Bogota Colombia. Mockus is an especially interesting figure. Throughout the 80s and early 90′s, Bogota was a mess, and of particular concern were violent crimes and [...]