A downtown Toronto route will be named after Taylor Swift for the whole month of November when her “Eras Tour” stops in the city for six sold-out nights.
During Thursday’s city council meeting, Coun. Jennifer McKelvie’s motion to designate the route from Rogers Centre to Nathan Phillips Square as “Taylor Swift Way” was approved by a vote of 21 to 1.
Staff will install honorary sign toppers along John Street and Queen Street West. McKelvie said Rogers Communications, which is a sponsor of the concert in Canada, agreed to cover the cost of the signs.
The lone no was Coun. Josh Matlow. Speaker Frances Nunziata quipped after the vote, “Matlow does not like her songs,” which got a laugh from councillors.
When asked about his vote, a smiling Matlow later told CP24: “Because it’s a complete waste of time. I’d rather focus on issues like flooding today, like cost of living, like cost of housing. There are people in …