Taylor Swift's Eras Tour jammed Nashville traffic
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Taylor Swift may have wrapped the first U.S. leg of her Eras Tour last week, but data showing its impact on Nashville and other cities is still coming into focus.
- For instance, it's becoming clear she put the "jam" in "traffic jam."
Zoom in: Traffic near Nissan Stadium increased significantly compared to normal levels in the hours ahead of Swift's trio of Nashville concerts in May, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick and Kavya Beheraj report.
- That's based on a new StreetLight Data analysis examining the Eras Tour's impact on vehicle hours of delay — a measurement of how long cars spend in traffic compared to the time the same trip would take on open roads.
Why it matters: That's not meant to blame Swift for bad traffic — you'd probably see similar numbers for any big stadium event.
- But it's a compelling illustration of traffic and transit issues in different cities.
By the numbers: Traffic delays within a mile of Nissan increased 157% on average ahead of Swift's shows.
The big picture: Nationally, traffic delays "more than doubled at seven out of nine stadiums during the Eras Tour concerts," per StreetLight's analysis of Swift's springtime shows.
Yes, but: Traffic delays near MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, actually decreased about 19% during Swift's late May shows there.
- That's because local transit officials discouraged driving and boosted already robust public transit service for the concert.