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…

Who doesn't love a field trip? I know, I know, the arctic winds of late make urban exploration less of a priority. But the post-holiday winter cityscape offers some singular opportunities to check out what makes this city what it is. Our friends at WNYC Culture have invited the Omnibus to share some field trip…

Here on Urban Omnibus, we are all about urban exploration, maps and interdisciplinary approaches to examining and designing our physical, urban environment. Leni Schwendinger is a designer and artist who works with light to combine all three, always asking the crucial, and often unasked, question: what happens to this environment after…

First up, some news and commentary: the Gowanus rezoning is on hold; the shovel-ready tunnel link that will double the number of Penn Station's Jersey commuters proves once again that much stimulus thinking is short-sighted; and Omnibus fan and fellow cinephile Leni Schwendinger discusses, with a leading…