“We’ve cleared our decks as much as we can for that Friday and Saturday,” said Terry Wirginis, president and owner. The Gateway Clipper Fleet, which ferries folks across the rivers for events, is gearing up. “We also want to encourage people to give themselves plenty of time to get to the North Shore, especially folks who may not be super familiar with the system, who may only take it a few times a year. With events on the North Shore, a lot of people’s plans are to use a park-and-ride or park Downtown and take the T over. It seems like her fans tend to use public transit more frequently,” said spokesman Adam Brandolph. ![]() “We’ve been watching the response to her shows over the last several weeks. Pittsburgh Regional Transit has put a call out among employees to volunteer to work the T those days, and the agency plans to add extra cars and service. ![]() “Public transportation systems were full of Swifties. The energy in the city was just electric,” he said. Restaurants and bars were doing great and doing Taylor Swift-themed cocktails and menu items. “If you would have asked me a month ago, I would have said that the hospitality industry is always excited to have a national star come to town, and I would have left it at that,” he said.īut Fileccia said “we were blown away by the response” to Swift’s shows in Philadelphia in May at Lincoln Financial Field. The draw of the shows has been surprising, said Ben Fileccia, senior vice president of strategy and engagement of the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association.
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