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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What it’s like to commute every day on Seattle’s most crowded bus
The most congested bus route in King County runs down Aurora. It’s called the RapidRide E Line. The crowding on those buses brings all kinds of people together.
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How Seattle's other Amazon found a home on Aurora
Originally, the Nguyens were fish breeders, supplying the region’s pet stores. Aurora Avenue North was good for that: Highways are where you want to be...
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What these Seattleites think of tolling downtown
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed a new way to reduce congestion and pay for transit this week by tolling cars coming into the city. It’s called ...
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See that dumpster? I used to live behind it
David Wickingstad is homeless on Aurora. He gives us a personal walking tour of the spaces that help him survive along this neglected highway.
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These Seattle apartments are being built in Boise, Idaho. Here’s why
The apartment complex at Aurora and North 109th Street in Seattle was built on the cheap.
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As she runs, she imagines Aurora as it could be
City officials have designated some parts of the aging Aurora Avenue as “urban villages” (dense, walkable neighborhoods near transit). But Aurora has a...
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Aurora Ave used to be kind to the auto industry. No longer
Aurora Avenue North is a place where you can buy a car, sell a car or get fancy rims for your tires. If your vehicle has ever been towed in north...
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Kids are braving Seattle's Aurora Avenue — as pedestrians
Before there was I-5, there was Highway 99.
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Seattle's last frontier: KUOW begins its reporting along Aurora Avenue
Commuters — in 43,000 cars every weekday — see Aurora Avenue as a river. Pedestrians trying to cross from one side to the other see it as a wall. In...
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Listen to this freestyle poem about Aurora Avenue
What does Aurora mean to you? Al Jawann Johnson answered that question with a spontaneous poem: "Aurora is to me the beast in the night. It is the...