Joshua McNichols
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
Podcasts
Stories
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How do you vote if you are homeless?
Most people receive their election ballots in the mail at their homes. But how does voting work for people who don't have homes?
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The expression a Microsoft Connector driver made when we asked about traffic
Chuck Collins is the guy who ran Metro in the 1970s. He should be the kind of guy who salivates over light rail. But instead, he’s dreaming of more...
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Facing eviction, these single moms fight to bring renters rights to Renton
In Seattle, it’s against the law for a landlord to reject a tenant based on the source of their income. But those kind of protections don’t extend to...
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Fact-checking Sound Transit 3 debate: Who's right?
A lot of claims are floating around in the public relations struggle over the $54 billion Sound Transit 3 proposal that voters will decide Nov. 8. Who's...
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How to move 400 people out of Seattle's homeless Jungle (including me)
The Jungle has been Seattle’s largest and most persistent homeless camp. Its origins can be traced back to the 1930s. Earlier this year, about 400...
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Friends of man shot in Jungle don't buy police account
The man a police officer shot Tuesday during the big sweep of Seattle's Jungle homeless camp has died. Campers who knew him say the police account doesn...
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Seattle police fatally shoot man as Jungle homeless camp clears out
Seattle police officers shot a man on Tuesday afternoon in the Jungle, just as workers started a sweep of the notorious homeless camp under Interstate 5...
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Seattle starts sweeping homeless people out of the Jungle
Homeless outreach workers and crews from the city of Seattle and the state of Washington are sweeping people out of the homeless camp along Interstate 5...
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Seattle could pay beloved older businesses to keep them around
Sometimes businesses that have been around forever disappear. That favorite dive bar or cheap restaurant closed to make way for a glitzy condo complex....
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Welcome to Angle Lake, light rail passengers
A new light rail station opens at Seatac’s Angle Lake this weekend. A lot of train riders are asking: What’s Angle Lake? It’s a lake in Seatac that’s...