1 & 3. We're answering these together because they're semi-related. Just to clarify, everything underground in New Amsterdam is in heavy use. They're essentially underground streets and buildings, and don't lead out of the city. The tunnels we believe were referred to in Clarke's plans were the ones made by the monsters, and so they're not in particularly great shape. They'll need to be expanded and fortified to be utilized for anything useful, such as evacuation routes/monster transport. The group will have to contact Cassian for this, as he's already been tapped to do this sort of work! It's possible that he's already begun this work, but you'll want to touch base with Tomato.
2. After the disasters New Amsterdam has undergone, manpower is severely limited. In general, focus has been on monitoring the underground sections of the city that are inhabited, so the monster tunnels haven't really been touched by anyone but the Displaced.
4. Blueprints won't really be necessary here! They can simply use a GPS app through their implants to determine the best routes in and out of the city. The tunnel system hasn't been mapped, as it's all been made by the monsters. Linking the tunnels into underground areas or with each other will be another thing Cassian can help with.
As for Cas' birdwatching questions, both spinetails and meadowlarks do still exist! A "spinetail" can refer to a bird from two different generas (swifts and ovenbirds) and dozens of species, so their range varies as does their conservation status. Some of those species are known to migrate through Siberia, while many European spinetails retain their original migration patterns.
Meadowlarks are new world birds, but climate change has pushed them largely into Russia and Europe. Their migratory patterns also bring them into parts of Africa. It's incredibly rare to see either meadowlarks or spinetails, as they all live outside the walls of the megacities, and so they aren't often even photographed. There will be one or two pictures that Cas will find re-used a lot if he does an internet search for them.
While the avian life is different outside of the wall, there are still small groups of urban birdwatchers that would be delighted to entertain potential new members! Their deal is finding secluded and unusual places to catch glimpses of larger bird migrations throughout the year, as well as common urban birds found in the city. They'll head to rooftops, skyparks, and even "secret" places by the river to catch glimpses of different bird life around the city. While they'd know about meadowlarks and spinetails, they'd admit that there haven't been any sightings of those two types of birds within the city walls. However, one enthusiastic member is more than willing to send Castiel his photo series entitled Urban Birds Eating French Fries. Here's a sneak peek. Enjoy that, Cas.
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1 & 3. We're answering these together because they're semi-related. Just to clarify, everything underground in New Amsterdam is in heavy use. They're essentially underground streets and buildings, and don't lead out of the city. The tunnels we believe were referred to in Clarke's plans were the ones made by the monsters, and so they're not in particularly great shape. They'll need to be expanded and fortified to be utilized for anything useful, such as evacuation routes/monster transport. The group will have to contact Cassian for this, as he's already been tapped to do this sort of work! It's possible that he's already begun this work, but you'll want to touch base with Tomato.
2. After the disasters New Amsterdam has undergone, manpower is severely limited. In general, focus has been on monitoring the underground sections of the city that are inhabited, so the monster tunnels haven't really been touched by anyone but the Displaced.
4. Blueprints won't really be necessary here! They can simply use a GPS app through their implants to determine the best routes in and out of the city. The tunnel system hasn't been mapped, as it's all been made by the monsters. Linking the tunnels into underground areas or with each other will be another thing Cassian can help with.
As for Cas' birdwatching questions, both spinetails and meadowlarks do still exist! A "spinetail" can refer to a bird from two different generas (swifts and ovenbirds) and dozens of species, so their range varies as does their conservation status. Some of those species are known to migrate through Siberia, while many European spinetails retain their original migration patterns.
Meadowlarks are new world birds, but climate change has pushed them largely into Russia and Europe. Their migratory patterns also bring them into parts of Africa. It's incredibly rare to see either meadowlarks or spinetails, as they all live outside the walls of the megacities, and so they aren't often even photographed. There will be one or two pictures that Cas will find re-used a lot if he does an internet search for them.
While the avian life is different outside of the wall, there are still small groups of urban birdwatchers that would be delighted to entertain potential new members! Their deal is finding secluded and unusual places to catch glimpses of larger bird migrations throughout the year, as well as common urban birds found in the city. They'll head to rooftops, skyparks, and even "secret" places by the river to catch glimpses of different bird life around the city. While they'd know about meadowlarks and spinetails, they'd admit that there haven't been any sightings of those two types of birds within the city walls. However, one enthusiastic member is more than willing to send Castiel his photo series entitled Urban Birds Eating French Fries. Here's a sneak peek. Enjoy that, Cas.