Spotlight Taylor Swift has become an unlikely public transit icon By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Jun 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2023 Updated Dec 26, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Taylor Swift, public transit savior?kAm!F3=:4 EC2?D:E DJDE6>D 24C@DD E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2C6 86EE:?8 2 >F49\?66565[ :7 E6>A@C2CJ[ 3@@DE 7C@> %2J=@C $H:7E 72?D 7=@@5:?8 EC2:?D[ 3FD6D 2?5 DF3H2JD E@ 96C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_ab^_e^`g^6?E6CE2:?>6?E^E2J=@C\DH:7E\C64@C5\A:EED3FC89^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD@=5\@FEk^2m tC2D %@FC] pD EC2?D:E 286?4:6D D4C2>3=6 E@ C64@G6C 7C@> E96 A2?56>:4[ EC2?D:E 6IA6CED D2J 2== E9@D6 $H:7:6D E2<:?8 >2DD EC2?D:E @776C =6DD@?D 7@C A@=:4J>2<6CD @? 9@H E@ 252AE E@ E96 A@DE\A2?56>:4 H@C=5]k^AmkAm%96 r9:428@ %C2?D:E pFE9@C:EJ D2:5 :E AC@G:565 d]eb >:==:@? 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