Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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People are thinking about cranes in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood
The roof of the Google building where the crane collapsed looks like it had a big bite taken out of it. And on the South Lake Union sidewalks below, people are looking for answers.
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'Gone but not forgotten.' Workers killed by crane remembered in notes left near collapse site
A welded metal cross. A pair of boots. And a notepad, hanging from a tree, where workers have left their thoughts.
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Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft will help pay college tuition
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign a bill raising $1.5 billion in new taxes for higher education between now and 2025.
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The things we do for that crazy roof on the former KeyArena
The arena at Seattle Center (that we used to call KeyArena) is being rebuilt to house Seattle’s new hockey team. There’s only one part the old structure that will remain: Its landmark roof.
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Are you a robot? Amazon patent reveals it’s getting harder to tell
You know those tests you have to fill out online to prove you’re not a robot? Robots may soon be better at those tests than humans are. That’s the takeaway from a patent awarded to Amazon this week.
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Sawant: This is the time to push for rent control
Rent control could become a campaign issue in Seattle this election. Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant wants to limit rent increases to the rate of inflation. That’s despite a statewide ban on rent control. The state ban would have to be lifted before landlords actually had to cap any rents.
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When Amazon becomes your block watch captain
In this season finale of Prime(d), we go deep into how neighborhood social networks and surveillance are changing our behavior in our neighborhoods.
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Will technology save us?
We hosted a debate with some big thinkers.
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Seattle backpedals on bike lane plans
The City of Seattle will cut over 25 miles of protected bike lanes and Greenways from its list of projects planned in the next 5 years.
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Are you ready for Amazon to be the brains in your house?
On this episode of Prime(d), we talk with David Choffnes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Northeastern University. He helps run a lab studying IoT devices.
