I haven’t been to Beijing since 2007, but someone who went there recently told me that the famous Olympic Bird’s Nest Stadium is mostly unused, dirty, and is simply a curious tourist attraction.
All of their planning goes into preparing for the games, but it seems that not enough planning goes into what happens to the facilities after the games. They need two committees, one for the games and one for after the games so that they can capitalize on the potential economic benefits after the lights go out.