Joe Linton
@lintonjoe.bsky.social
Editor at Streetsblog Los Angeles
Metro Ops Cmte now on transit policing monthly update metro.legistar1.com/metro/attach...
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February 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Metro Ops Cmte now on transit policing monthly update metro.legistar1.com/metro/attach...
Reposted by Joe Linton
"'[Car crashes are] one of the leading causes of premature death in this country,' said Jacob Wasserman, research program manager for @uclaits.bsky.social.
…The danger of the car is not put in the same caliber.…They just become traffic. Incidents on the train…become a clickbait worthy spectacle."
…The danger of the car is not put in the same caliber.…They just become traffic. Incidents on the train…become a clickbait worthy spectacle."
Opinion: UCLA community should embrace Metro despite imperfections - Daily Bruin
Los Angeles is a city known for everything fake. It filters every part of life through kept appearances, canning what works for what looks good, even if it kills us – like our car culture.
dailybruin.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
"'[Car crashes are] one of the leading causes of premature death in this country,' said Jacob Wasserman, research program manager for @uclaits.bsky.social.
…The danger of the car is not put in the same caliber.…They just become traffic. Incidents on the train…become a clickbait worthy spectacle."
…The danger of the car is not put in the same caliber.…They just become traffic. Incidents on the train…become a clickbait worthy spectacle."
Metro Ops Cmte: now on station activation item boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2026-0009 - STATION ACTIVATION QUARTERLY UPDATE - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Metro Ops Cmte: now on station activation item boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Metro Ops Cmte mtg: now on item 28 - monthly transit policing report boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2025-1098 - INFORMATIONAL REPORT - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Metro Ops Cmte mtg: now on item 28 - monthly transit policing report boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Metro Ops Committee moving swiftly now:
Item 25 Above Ground Facilities Improvement & Repairs
Item 26 Metro Micro Software
approved quickly by committee
Item 25 Above Ground Facilities Improvement & Repairs
Item 26 Metro Micro Software
approved quickly by committee
February 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Metro Ops Committee moving swiftly now:
Item 25 Above Ground Facilities Improvement & Repairs
Item 26 Metro Micro Software
approved quickly by committee
Item 25 Above Ground Facilities Improvement & Repairs
Item 26 Metro Micro Software
approved quickly by committee
Metro Ops Cmte mtg: quarterly zero-emission bus update - includes approving 19 New Flyer electric buses boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2025-0432 - ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) PROGRAM UPDATE - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Metro Ops Cmte mtg: quarterly zero-emission bus update - includes approving 19 New Flyer electric buses boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Metro Ops Committee - now on Chief Operating Officer report - presentation: metro.legistar1.com/metro/attach...
metro.legistar1.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Metro Ops Committee - now on Chief Operating Officer report - presentation: metro.legistar1.com/metro/attach...
Metro Operations Committee: now on item 18 - southeast L.A. real-time information on bus stop poles. Hahn called this item special (non-consent) boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2025-1056 - E-PAPER BUS STOP ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Metro Operations Committee: now on item 18 - southeast L.A. real-time information on bus stop poles. Hahn called this item special (non-consent) boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Listening in on 1pm Metro board Operations Committee meeting - just underway. Follow online at boardagendas.metro.net/event/operat...
Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Listening in on 1pm Metro board Operations Committee meeting - just underway. Follow online at boardagendas.metro.net/event/operat...
Reposted by Joe Linton
the clean up bill should make LA even denser.
February 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
the clean up bill should make LA even denser.
Reposted by Joe Linton
Unbelievable, but consistent with the pattern of Caltrans not valuing the lives of anyone outside of a car.
Kill someone driving drunk and drive off? Don’t worry you can keep your job as a TRAFFIC ENGINEER. Shameful @caltrans.bsky.social
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2026/0...
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2026/0...
Mission Hills resident ordered to start work furlough program after striking, killing pedestrian
William John Christian was reportedly gambling all night at Barona Casino and was driving to his home when he struck a pedestrian.
timesofsandiego.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Unbelievable, but consistent with the pattern of Caltrans not valuing the lives of anyone outside of a car.
Metro Exec Mgmt Cmte mtg: now on Community Advisory Council update boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2025-1001 - COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Metro Exec Mgmt Cmte mtg: now on Community Advisory Council update boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Listening in on 11am Metro Exec Mgmt Cmte meeting - follow online here boardagendas.metro.net/event/execut...
Executive Management Committee - Metro Board
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February 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Listening in on 11am Metro Exec Mgmt Cmte meeting - follow online here boardagendas.metro.net/event/execut...
Metro Finance Cmte meeting: now on Access Services update boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2026-0012 - ACCESS SERVICES - SEMI-ANNUAL UPDATE - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Metro Finance Cmte meeting: now on Access Services update boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Metro board Finance Committee meeting: now on FY26-27 budget development presentation item boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2026-0011 - FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: RESOURCES AND PARAMETERS - Metro Board
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boardagendas.metro.net
February 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Metro board Finance Committee meeting: now on FY26-27 budget development presentation item boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
Listening in on Metro 10am Finance Committee meeting - about to get underway. Follow online at boardagendas.metro.net/event/financ...
Finance, Budget and Audit Committee - Metro Board
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February 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Listening in on Metro 10am Finance Committee meeting - about to get underway. Follow online at boardagendas.metro.net/event/financ...
L.A. City Planning has a new 69-page report out on the city's possible responses to CA transit-oriented housing law SB79. City SB79 response will be at PLUM committee next Tues 2/24 cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
cityclerk.lacity.org
February 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
L.A. City Planning has a new 69-page report out on the city's possible responses to CA transit-oriented housing law SB79. City SB79 response will be at PLUM committee next Tues 2/24 cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
Pico Rivera is hosting a series of bike rides to help shape future bike plans. First ride is this Saturday 2/21 - have you ridden PR's Mines Ave. protected bike lanes? www.pico-rivera.org/upcoming-eve...
Upcoming Events - City of Pico Rivera
Date: February 21, 2026
www.pico-rivera.org
February 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Pico Rivera is hosting a series of bike rides to help shape future bike plans. First ride is this Saturday 2/21 - have you ridden PR's Mines Ave. protected bike lanes? www.pico-rivera.org/upcoming-eve...
Metro Construction Cmte mtg: now on the big quarterly report on construction projects. Not a lot to report on D Line extension1 opening in “Spring 2026”.
February 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Metro Construction Cmte mtg: now on the big quarterly report on construction projects. Not a lot to report on D Line extension1 opening in “Spring 2026”.
Metro Construction Cmte mtg: now on Union Station run-through tracks item - called #LinkUS. Item would approve $200M for early construction (“pre-construction” budget would go from $300M to $500M)
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Metro Construction Cmte mtg: now on Union Station run-through tracks item - called #LinkUS. Item would approve $200M for early construction (“pre-construction” budget would go from $300M to $500M)
Metro Construction Cmte meeting: now on Vermont Transit Corridor project: proposal is to approve $4.7M pre-construction work - and establish $198M pre-construction budget.
February 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Metro Construction Cmte meeting: now on Vermont Transit Corridor project: proposal is to approve $4.7M pre-construction work - and establish $198M pre-construction budget.
Metro Construction Committee meeting just underway. [I am in the room - usually I follow these meetings remotely - I was already downtown and my HLA business finished up so I figured I would pop in]
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Metro Construction Committee meeting just underway. [I am in the room - usually I follow these meetings remotely - I was already downtown and my HLA business finished up so I figured I would pop in]
Reposted by Joe Linton
Najarian is currently on the metro planning and programming committee complaining that residents along the noho/pas corridor are objecting to the project
Suspect Guilty GIF
ALT: Suspect Guilty GIF
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Najarian is currently on the metro planning and programming committee complaining that residents along the noho/pas corridor are objecting to the project
Report from today’s #MeasureHLA appeals before the Board of Public Works: 10 appeals (all submitted by me) heard, 10 appeals denied unanimously by BPW.
February 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Report from today’s #MeasureHLA appeals before the Board of Public Works: 10 appeals (all submitted by me) heard, 10 appeals denied unanimously by BPW.
FYI - in case you typically come here for my live-tweeting of Metro board committee meeting, I won’t be posting those today (10am Planning Cmte, 1pm Construction Cmte). I am off work today due to HLA stuff in court & at Bd of Public Works. I will be back posting Metro mtgs tomorrow!
February 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
FYI - in case you typically come here for my live-tweeting of Metro board committee meeting, I won’t be posting those today (10am Planning Cmte, 1pm Construction Cmte). I am off work today due to HLA stuff in court & at Bd of Public Works. I will be back posting Metro mtgs tomorrow!