Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development 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
Stories
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Tukwila needed a new police station, so these businesses must find a new home
Meet Ali Jama. He owns a jewelry store with a clever name: Haveniceday Jewelry. “A simple name that everybody can remember and say it without having any...
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If a guy harasses you on a Seattle bus, here’s what you can do
It was standing room only on the E Line RapidRide bus when the man seated next to Sonnet Stockmar started talking to her. "Take your top off," he said...
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Hundreds of senior citizens will soon be walking highway 99 in Tukwila
The city of Tukwila has spent years trying to turn a section of old highway 99 into a dense, walkable neighborhood. But it’s not easy to redefine a road...
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When seniors are priced out, they end up warehoused on Aurora
Victoria Marshall was born in 1945, and she’s full of stories. She can talk about the four years she was homeless, about raising kids, or about her deep...
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How a massive motel raid in Tukwila changed one business owner's life
For years, Tukwila’s stretch of highway 99 was known for its crime: drug sales, prostitution, burglaries and violence. Then one morning in 2013,...
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How sex workers helped with the biggest motel bust in state history
Everything had to work perfectly.
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How Tukwila stole 2.5 miles of Highway 99 from state control
It started with street trees. Tukwila wanted to plant some along state Route 99 to slow down traffic and beautify the area. But the state said no. Trees...
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Tukwila has a dream for this old highway: Don’t get run over
Tukwila, a small city of about 20,000 people, punches above its weight. That's partly because it's willing to throw elbows around, seizing property by...
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Refugee business owners deliver grievance letter to City of Tukwila
Business owners and community members marched to Tukwila City Hall last Thursday to deliver a letter protesting a proposed police station and courthouse...
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Starbucks will close stores for racial-bias training. Is it enough?
Starbucks will close 8,000 stores late next month so employees can attend an afternoon-long training about racial bias. That follows an incident in...