To coincide with this afternoon's groundbreaking ceremony for Atlantic Yards, opponents to the project held their own event: the Groundbreaking to Bury the Soul of Brooklyn. Held outside Freddy's Bar, which lies in the project's footprint and has been a focal point for Atlantic Yards protests, members of Develop Don't Destroy

New York city is following in the footsteps of Bogotá, Colombia and Curitiba, where some of the busiest city streets now have dedicated bus lanes. DOT announced a new plan this week to make 34th Street the home of New York City's first dedicated bus lanes. The proposal would create…

The Chicago Housing Authority has slowly been tearing down its Cabrini-Green public housing project, and as of yesterday another one of the buildings is gone. Ryan Flynn has been documenting the transformation of the site for the past few years, and has put together a time-lapse video of the demolition. Cabrini-Green once housed…

As a design professional, I'm used to the concept that communities don't like change. When I read that the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) was presenting an exhibit to examine how urban planning, eminent domain, and real estate development are affecting Brooklyn's communities, I was admittedly hesitant about a topic that…

Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway in 1980. His investigations and contemporary efforts are superbly documented on the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association website. Diamond shares this body of knowledge on occasional tours of the tunnel, an exploration I…

Friday night I braved the cold to attend the opening reception for “Designing the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza – Pop Up Exhibition and Workshop,” sponsored by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn BID. The event brought together neighborhood residents, business owners, committee leaders, and…

Last week we celebrated our first year of being online, which also means it's been one year since we shared one of our very first features, a multi-part video and audio piece that chronicled the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza design competition organized by the Design Trust for Public Space and…

Those of you that came along for our walk through the Atlantic-Pacific Subway Station a few months ago might want to swing by the transit hub again -- the new LIRR Atlantic Terminal Pavilion is now open. The terminal, which links the LIRR, 10 subway lines, and 5…

Instead of our usual Wednesday feature, today we wish you a happy Thanksgiving holiday with an early edition of the weekly Omnibus roundup.

Two weeks ago I came across Sarah Nelson Wright's compelling statement about Brooklyn Makes published here on Urban Omnibus. A thoughtful text for a contemplative project. I stopped by when she presented the project recently on the streets of North Brooklyn. Wright made three short videos of three different manufacturers in the Williamsburg-Greenpoint…