Mark Byrnes
Mark Byrnes is an associate editor at The Atlantic Cities.
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The Outsized Legacy of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium
Camden Yards may have been a groundbreaking project, but plenty of locals still long for a less stylish sports past.
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Television as Urban Regeneration: Manchester's MediaCityUK
BBC is decentralizing to Northern England as part of a sweeping urban redevelopment project. Can it bring some of London's prosperity with it?
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How a Political Convention Helped Save America's First Modernist Skyscraper
In 2000, the RNC unwittingly became a preservationist force in Philadelphia.
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Olympics 2012
The Promotional Video Olympics
The ridiculous advertisements for Paris, Moscow, and New York make us think London deserved the win.
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Olympics 2012
New Stamps That Combine London's Architecture and Olympians
The Royal Mail unveils its newest Games-related stamps.
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Olympics 2012
Not an Official Sponsor, Nike Still Gets More Attention Than Adidas at Olympics
The athletic apparel company gives other Londons publicity as it continues its tradition of ambush ads.
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Olympics 2012
Tony Blair Says We Should Wait a Decade Before Judging the 2012 Games
The former Prime Minister, now an Olympics legacy consultant, advises patience when it comes to evaluating the impact of the Games.
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Olympics 2012
Cardiff Shopkeepers Worry the City's Homeless Will Leave a Bad Impression
Retailers in the Welsh capital have asked local police to enforce an 1824 law that bans sleeping or begging on public streets.
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Olympics 2012
London Heatwave Causes Problems for Olympics Tourists
Relatively high temperatures cause train problems and worsen ticket queues.
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Olympics 2012
For 'Fast Sausage and Mash,' a Cockney ATM
One company will offer Olympics visitors ATMs equipped with the East London dialect.
