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.
Stories by Ryan Fonseca
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Transportation and Mobility
Bus service was cut 20% during the pandemic and ridership remains at about 55% of pre-COVID levels. -
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Some Los Angeles communities actually experienced more traffic violence compared to 2019, especially drivers killing pedestrians.
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Transportation and Mobility
The 17-year-old driver who crashed a Lamborghini SUV into another car at a high rate of speed, killing that driver, Monique Muñoz, has now been charged…
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The outcomes of most crash investigations are not released publically, but given the celebrity status of the driver, the public got a rare glimpse into how crashes are investigated and how drivers are held accountable (or not).
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Transportation and Mobility
Metro leaders say they want to move faster to implement alternatives to armed policing on the system, but at the same time say they've been forced to give more money to law enforcement agencies this year to address "out of control" contract spending.
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Transportation and Mobility
L.A. Metro leaders say they want to move faster to implement alternatives to armed policing on the system, but also say they've been forced to give more money to law enforcement agencies this year to address "out of control" contract spending.
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Transportation and Mobility
Apart from the ARP funding, L.A. Metro officials said the agency is also set to receive more than $275 million to fund and accelerate the Regional Connector and Purple Line Extension projects.
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Transportation and Mobility
SB 550 would require speed camera pilot programs to be run by local transportation agencies, not police.
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State and local leaders call speed cameras a 'proven tool' to reduce speeding and save lives.
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Transportation and Mobility
Police say the teen driver was speeding in a Lamborghini SUV when he crashed into Monique Muñoz's car, killing her. He'd been recently cited for unsafe driving.
