Ryan Fonseca
Transportation and Mobility (he/him)Los Angeles is infamous for its bad traffic, but there’s so much more to transportation than our congested freeways. It’s about how people move around their communities — whether that’s on foot, on a bike, on a scooter or (overwhelmingly) in a car.
Mobility — and whose movement is more protected — is tethered to a host of other issues, including systemic racism, economic inequity and the climate crisis.
My goal is to help you navigate how we get from point a to point b with reporting that offers context and highlights solutions. I believe that if we better understand the cultural and political forces that shape our commutes and communities, we’re better equipped to find equitable solutions to our transportation troubles.
Before joining this newsroom, I oversaw digital storytelling for the Los Angeles Daily News. I’ve been fortunate enough to stay local (West Coast, Best Coast) and work in newsrooms all over SoCal, including the community news division of the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Clarita Valley Signal and CBS L.A.
I studied journalism at Cal State Northridge, where I now teach multimedia storytelling to the next generation of journalists.
I’ve lived in SoCal my whole life. I’m a proud Thrasher subscriber. Even my cats have Dodger gear.
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News
The city’s sidewalks and the program designed to fix them are broken, the committee organizing the 2028 Olympics has finally released its contract, and a UC teachers union has reached a tentative deal and called off a strike. -
Transportation and Mobility
A new audit reports L.A.'s sidewalks are suffering from "decades of neglect" and says the city’s repair program is failing to meet the needs of Angelenos.
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Transportation and Mobility
President Biden signed that historic infrastructure bill today, but a recent decision from his Department of Labor means California will not qualify for any of it. State leaders are scrambling to change that.
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Transportation and Mobility
L.A. Metro expects a “considerable” boost in federal funding for major improvements and system expansions in the coming decades.
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Transportation and Mobility
The Freedom To Walk Act was designed to stop law enforcement from using the common pedestrian behavior as a pretext to stop people of color. Newsom said he is concerned the law "will unintentionally reduce pedestrian safety."
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Transportation and Mobility
Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved a new state law that gives cities more control to lower speed limits and reduce traffic violence. It won't happen fast, though.
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Climate and Environment
How has wildlife been impacted? What caused the spill?
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Transportation and Mobility
LAUSD joins six other local school districts that have signed on to participate, and more districts are expected to join in the coming weeks.
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Politics
Her campaign website centers homelessness as the city's key crisis to fix.
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Transportation and Mobility
Free Transit Is Coming For Many LA County K-12 And Community College Students. Here’s What To ExpectNot all students in L.A. County will be able to take part in the program — and bus fare collection for non-student riders will resume in 2022.
