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    Editorial: Can Taylor Swift fans save public transit? Maybe

    by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Jul 31, 2023 2 minutes
    US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage on the first night of her "Eras Tour" at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31, 2023.

    All the doomsday talk about a public transit death spiral? Shake it off. Because fans going to Taylor Swift’s concerts are fueling a city-by-city transit boom that points the way to reviving slumping ridership by improving service for leisure travelers and non-9-to-5 commuters.

    Cities across the country have seen ridership surge from “Swifties” choosing to take transit to the star’s sold-out Eras Tour. In

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