Bachelor and bachelorette party season is back in full swing here in Nashville.

It’s always a weird reminder of how the city feels like it was built more for visitors than the people who actually live here.

Nashville’s an extreme case, but it’s far from the only one. Cities across the country have leaned into the tourism playground approach. And while catering to tourism sounds like a smart strategy, it’s costing cities in more ways than most people realize.

Excited to do a deep dive on this next week in Market Street.

TLDR; Cities have the wrong core audience, and even preferred customers are worse off for it.