Mark Byrnes
Mark Byrnes is an associate editor at The Atlantic Cities.
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Olympics 2012
The Architecture of London's Olympics
London's architectural legacy from this summer's Games.
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Olympics 2012
London's Bus Drivers Might Not Strike Before the Opening Ceremonies After All
After walking out last month, a deal could be signed by next week.
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Olympics 2012
What Could Have More British Troops Than Afghanistan? The Olympics
The British Armed Forces could provide up to 16,500 personnel for the Olympics, 7,000 more than are in Afghanistan.
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Olympics 2012
A Vast Universe of Olympics Ticketing Blunders
Spotty sales, an illegal black market, and corporate favoritism have marred the ticket buying process for this summer's games.
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Olympics 2012
Was London's Fancy Olympics Media Center Worth It?
The expensive, state of the art facility bears little resemblance to media accommodations for the 1948 "Austerity Games."
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Videos
They Built It, But the MLB Never Came
25 years after ambitious big league dreams, Buffalo is at peace with its own reality and the stadium that symbolizes it.
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Olympics 2012
A Personnel Shakeup as London Frets Over the Future of Olympic Park
Andrew Altman will step down as CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation.
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Olympics 2012
Londoners Go To Court Over Olympics Missiles
Residents of an East London apartment tower are hoping the legal system will save them from having to host missiles on their roof during the Olympics.
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Olympics 2012
Beijing's Olympic Ruins
Already decaying infrastructure from the 2008 Summer Games should serve as a lesson to all cities that follow.
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Olympics 2012
You Can Now Travel the Really Boring Part of the Thames By Air
Is London's 'Emirates Air-Line' a total or partial waste of money?
