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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Real talk from your Seattle friends about hosting Amazon
We recently hosted a debate to answer a simple question: Is Amazon good for Seattle? And the answer is: We don’t really know for certain. But the debate...
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Seattle's affordable housing plan elicits mixed feelings from neighborhoods
Residents of north Seattle want affordable housing, but are skeptical of the city’s plan to get that housing built by encouraging more development. That...
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Our building boom helps ex-cons find work, shelter and brotherhood
The Seattle area needs more housing. There’s not enough construction workers to build all the houses we need. Meanwhile, ex-prisoners have a hard time...
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Group wants to bring Seattle's historic trolleys back
Construction crews are busy relocating utilities for the new trolley line through downtown Seattle. The new line will integrate the shorter lines at...
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How do Seattle's bike share companies make money?
Seattle’s in the middle of a big bike share experiment, with bikes everywhere that you can rent for only a dollar. It’s so cheap. So how do these...
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Why bike sharing companies want to play nice with Seattle
This is a story about dockless bike sharing, but it begins with a story about Uber. Uber's complicated history with cities has made city officials more...
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Welcome to Seattle. The cloud is watching you
Amazon is the place where you buy stuff and then it magically appears at your front door. Or, more recently, it's the place where you go to buy a...
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Where is Amazon headed? Let's go to the (dart) board
Amazon has released its list of 20 finalists for the company's next headquarters. Many of the chosen don't come as big surprises: Chicago, Boston, New...
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More downtown Seattle traffic in 2018 could pay off in 2019
Traffic engineers have lots of projects planned for downtown Seattle in 2018. In the short run, they could cause more congestion. But they say it'll be...
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Seattle's soda tax: financial incentive for your New Year's resolution
Seattle’s new soda tax hits stores on January 1. Officials hope the tax - 1.75 pennies for every ounce of sugary drinks purchased - will help decrease...