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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This man's camping spot is now an underused bike rack
Seattle’s department of transportation is taking some flak for using bike racks to discourage tent camping on Seattle sidewalks.
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A robot wrote this headline! Your job is next
This is a crazy time of year for online retail behemoth Amazon – especially for their robots. Robots have already taken over a lot of the work in Kent's...
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As robots take on more work, Amazon invests in warehouse workers' education
It’s the last few days before Christmas and Amazon warehouses are buzzing with human activity — and with robots. The robots are getting more intelligent...
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Is Amazon's diversity problem a Seattle neighborhood problem?
It’s lunch time in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Employees pour out of Amazon’s headquarters. Ruchika Tulshyan sits on a bench, watching who...
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At Amazon the job is to eliminate work
We know, you want the jobs. That's why you're offering billions of dollars and other sweet kickbacks to get Amazon to move to your town.
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Is Amazon your guilty pleasure?
We're a conflicted bunch. On one hand, we love to hate Amazon in Seattle because the city grew too fast and it's made problems for a lot of people. But...
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Amazon's next city: Learn from our fail
A couple of years ago, a semitruck carrying a load of fish overturned on the Alaskan Way Viaduct during rush hour on a Tuesday. We get it: This is...
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It's Amazon's neighborhood. I just live in it.
What's it like to live a middle class lifestyle in Amazon's neighborhood? Deborah Bartlett knows. She's a teacher. And like half the people in Seattle,...
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How things got weird between Seattle and Amazon
So. It’s been a little tense in Seattle since Amazon started shopping around for a new city to love.
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So you just submitted your proposal to Amazon. We need to talk
Do us a favor. Look up relentless.com. No really — try it. We’ll wait.