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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Prime(d)
What happens when Amazon comes to your town? So many cities want Amazon’s second headquarters. We get it. We here in Seattle have the first one.
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What happens when Amazon comes to your town?
In September, 2017, Amazon kicked off the country’s biggest lottery — a search for a second headquarters, a.k.a. HQ2. The city that wins that contest...
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The man who steals houses in Seattle
Seattle has a shortage of housing. But all over town, houses stand vacant. Either they’re in foreclosure, or they’re waiting to be torn down for...
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A homeless man meets the developer who pushed him out. Surprisingly, they like each other
When an old apartment building goes on the market, all of a sudden, everybody starts doing the math.
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When Seattle's big storm hits, let streets become rivers
Seattle doesn’t get hurricanes like the ones that recently dumped trillions of gallons of water on Texas and Florida.
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Hamsters buried in the backyard and other artifacts of Yesler Terrace
The movers have arrived at the Hinton household. They load up boxes onto dollies and wheel them out the door.
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What a fancy dump can teach us about keeping Seattle affordable
The south end of Wallingford used to stink because of a smelly old transfer station.
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What's next for KUOW's Region of Boom team? Digging into HALA
Emily Fox speaks with KUOW's Region of Boom reporter Joshua McNichols about the team's upcoming coverage of Seattle's housing crisis.
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Wallingford fought developers decades before it was hip
Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is known for its restored bungalows and for Gasworks Park. But some people worry it could lose its soul if the city’s...
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Seattle traffic got so bad, this guy started flying to work
It's after 3 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon, and Jeremy Noble is about to leave his job as an air traffic controller at Sea-Tac International Airport. If...