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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This Redmond company's tech will guide Artemis II back to Earth
This Friday evening, the Artemis II crew expects to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. And when that happens, technology from the Pacific Northwest will take center stage.
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Planet Money and the hidden laws that run our economy
A conversation with Kenny Malone, host of Planet Money, and Alex Mayyasi, business reporter and author of the new Planet Money book, to talk about the hidden laws that control our economy, and how they’re affecting us here in Seattle.
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Mayor Wilson hopes to improve Seattle's 'stingy' plan for more housing
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is explaining her plan to let Seattle build more housing, in more places, and more quickly than her predecessor Bruce Harrell had planned.
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Where have all the diners gone? The disappearing middle class economy
Companies that cater to the middle class are cratering under the weight of the affordability crisis. What does that mean for the businesses we love?
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Sound Transit links Seattle and the Eastside: Opening day on the Crosslake Connection
For more than 60 years, regional leaders dreamed of sending trains across Lake Washington. Today, that dream finally pulled into the station.
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Could light rail across Lake Washington make Seattle the next Copenhagen?
It’s taken 10 years and almost $4 billion. But light rail across Lake Washington should finally open on Saturday. For riders, that means shorter commutes and faster trips to the airport, sporting events, and parks. But economists say the impact could go much further. They point to a surprising example: a bridge in Scandinavia that helped transform two struggling cities into an economic powerhouse.
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Could light rail across Lake Washington turn Seattle into the new Copenhagen?
It’s taken 10 years and almost $4 billion, but at long last, light rail will run across Lake Washington. Aside from faster commutes, some are hopeful the new "crosslake connection" can revitalize the regional economy.
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Seattle leaders react to Sound Transit's cost-cutting ideas for light rail
The emails began flying the minute Sound Transit’s board meeting ended Wednesday. Elected leaders had just learned where the agency expects to cut light rail projects to fill a $35 billion hole. And many of them had complaints.
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ST3 cannot be delivered on time, so Sound Transit is considering light rail cuts
Sound Transit will celebrate opening a light rail connection across Lake Washington later this month, but behind the excitement, the agency faces a brutal financial future. Sound Transit can't deliver on its ST3 promises to voters by 2046 as planned.
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Is 'millionaire migration' really a thing? Lessons from states that already tax the rich
Will the new millionaire's tax drive wealth out of Washington? We asked an expert on tax flight to find out.