Joe Linton
@lintonjoe.bsky.social
Editor at Streetsblog Los Angeles
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]
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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
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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!
Measure HLA lawsuit update: today’s hearing/ruling postponed until March 12
February 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Measure HLA lawsuit update: today’s hearing/ruling postponed until March 12
Board of Public Works: we may not know the name of the street, but we know it doesn’t get walk/bike/bus improvements [these should be “Witmer” St. and Vermont “Avenue”]
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Board of Public Works: we may not know the name of the street, but we know it doesn’t get walk/bike/bus improvements [these should be “Witmer” St. and Vermont “Avenue”]
Action alert: @carlitelb.bsky.social asking for your support for preserving city plans to upgrade bike/walk features on the 2nd Street Bridge www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/...
From the longbeach community on Reddit: Action Alert: Tell Councilmember Kristina Duggan and Long Beach Public Works Not to Delay Critical Safety Upgrades on the 2nd Street Bridge!
Explore this post and more from the longbeach community
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February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Action alert: @carlitelb.bsky.social asking for your support for preserving city plans to upgrade bike/walk features on the 2nd Street Bridge www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/...
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Today @lataco.bsky.social launched a fundraiser to help me start their investigative news desk. We're hoping to raise $25k to help pay for lab tests, analyze ICE data that the Daily Memo's been compiling + work with more freelancers. Been dreaming of this for years!
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L.A. TACO Investigative Journalism Fund
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February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Today @lataco.bsky.social launched a fundraiser to help me start their investigative news desk. We're hoping to raise $25k to help pay for lab tests, analyze ICE data that the Daily Memo's been compiling + work with more freelancers. Been dreaming of this for years!
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My latest look at so-called " #largeasphaltrepair " ...what a mess. The city is leaving cracked/failed asphalt strips in order to not comply with ADA or HLA laws.
SBLA Editor @lintonjoe.bsky.social tries to make sense out of L.A. City repaving vs. " #largeasphaltrepair " which city leaders think gets the city off the hook for installing ADA curb ramps and #MeasureHLA bus/bike/walk/access upgrades la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/17/u...
Updates on L.A. City Stopping Resurfacing, Instead Doing "Large Asphalt Repair" - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Bureau of Street Services GM states that budget cuts forced them to pivot to "large asphalt repair." That practice ends up resurfacing streets partially, ineffectively, and inefficiently.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
My latest look at so-called " #largeasphaltrepair " ...what a mess. The city is leaving cracked/failed asphalt strips in order to not comply with ADA or HLA laws.
Santa Monica is upgrading Broadway bike lanes - concrete curb protection on the way. Construction now from 4th to 9th. (Will extend to 26th)
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Santa Monica is upgrading Broadway bike lanes - concrete curb protection on the way. Construction now from 4th to 9th. (Will extend to 26th)
My lawsuit against LACity over #MeasureHLA will be in court next week: Wed Feb 18. But it won't be the big part of my case. There are 3 things I am contesting. Next week is a smaller wonky administrative chunk: asking the judge to nix the city's HLA ordinance. labikas.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/m...
Measure HLA Lawsuit Update – 22 October 2025
This week I, via my lawyers, filed a Motion for Summary Adjudication (see motion and statement of facts). Basically I am asking a judge to invalidate the city of L.A.’s Measure HLA ordinance.…
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February 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
My lawsuit against LACity over #MeasureHLA will be in court next week: Wed Feb 18. But it won't be the big part of my case. There are 3 things I am contesting. Next week is a smaller wonky administrative chunk: asking the judge to nix the city's HLA ordinance. labikas.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/m...
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In her State of the City Part I, Mayor Karen Bass recognized Juan Naula, whose community cleanups have gone viral.
I called him up to get his ideas for how to address LA’s trash crisis and and he was not pleased with the mayor’s plan to clean the city with volunteers
I called him up to get his ideas for how to address LA’s trash crisis and and he was not pleased with the mayor’s plan to clean the city with volunteers
Talking trash
"You want to present this city to the world? I'm going to film the trash and show the world how dirty we are"
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February 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In her State of the City Part I, Mayor Karen Bass recognized Juan Naula, whose community cleanups have gone viral.
I called him up to get his ideas for how to address LA’s trash crisis and and he was not pleased with the mayor’s plan to clean the city with volunteers
I called him up to get his ideas for how to address LA’s trash crisis and and he was not pleased with the mayor’s plan to clean the city with volunteers
Drivers kill people. LADOT shifts into "look busy" mode - how about another survey?
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Drivers kill people. LADOT shifts into "look busy" mode - how about another survey?
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Speed cameras are coming to L.A. City streets! View proposed locations and give your feedback la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/11/l...
L.A. Seeks Input on Proposed Speed Camera Locations - Streetsblog Los Angeles
L.A. is planning 125 speed camera systems citywide - location criteria includes histories of speeding/crashes/racing, areas with concentrated vulnerable populations, etc.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Speed cameras are coming to L.A. City streets! View proposed locations and give your feedback la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/11/l...
LADOT posted the proposed list of speed camera locations! ladot.lacity.gov/speed-safety...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
LADOT posted the proposed list of speed camera locations! ladot.lacity.gov/speed-safety...
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Short Vid:
No, California did not just pass a tax on miles driven.#conspiracytheory #lies #gastax #california
No, California did not just pass a tax on miles driven.#conspiracytheory #lies #gastax #california
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Short Vid:
No, California did not just pass a tax on miles driven.#conspiracytheory #lies #gastax #california
No, California did not just pass a tax on miles driven.#conspiracytheory #lies #gastax #california
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Eyes on the Street: Bikeway Construction on Broadway at 6th Street. Photo via Eli Gill
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February 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Eyes on the Street: Bikeway Construction on Broadway at 6th Street. Photo via Eli Gill
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Should I be suspicious? Two years after voters approved #MeasureHLA an LADOT video is actually promoting the city's Mobility Plan 2035 and HLA www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6S...
City of Los Angeles - Mobility Plan 2035
YouTube video by LADOT Official
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February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Should I be suspicious? Two years after voters approved #MeasureHLA an LADOT video is actually promoting the city's Mobility Plan 2035 and HLA www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6S...
Insert some comment here about Lyft keeps wanting to operate L.A.'s Metro Bike Share but got caught cheating on the bid process twice
The Mamdani administration should fine Lyft for falling short of its contractual obligations — and reward it for meeting or surpassing them.
Opinion: The City, Not Just Lyft, Deserves Blame for Citi Bike’s Winter Mess - Streetsblog New York City
The Mamdani administration should fine Lyft for falling short of its contractual obligations — and reward it for meeting or surpassing them.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Insert some comment here about Lyft keeps wanting to operate L.A.'s Metro Bike Share but got caught cheating on the bid process twice
I have reason to suspect that AI was used to generate this video!
Do you know how you can use #AI to make your bus ride better?!?
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I have reason to suspect that AI was used to generate this video!
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Photos of new official accessible access points along the Chandler bike/walk path la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/e...
Eyes on the Path: L.A. City Adding New Access Points to Chandler Path - Streetsblog Los Angeles
New accessible ramp under construction at Strohm Avenue
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February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Photos of new official accessible access points along the Chandler bike/walk path la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/e...