Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development Reporter
About
Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, 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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Washington's plan to make billionaires share the wealth
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Arts & Life
Seattle's historic Georgetown Steam Plant still burns for the arts
The Georgetown Steam Plant used to generate power for Seattle's trolley system. Now, it's serving as a source of inspiration for arts organizations.
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Seattle's growth plan inches toward more housing, draft by draft
How should Seattle grow over the next 20 years? It's a long-simmering question that came one step closer to being answered this week.
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Government
5 creative ideas cities use to revive their downtowns. Could they work in Seattle?
Seattle’s leaders have been trying to boost economic activity in the city’s downtown core. Here's what other cities have tried.
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Downtown countdown: Top 5 notes Seattle could take from other cities
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Economy
Seattle's new waterfront park applauded by first visitors. But will it fulfill its economic potential?
The long-awaited Overlook Walk opened Friday, linking the Pike Place Market to Seattle's renovated waterfront. Over the weekend, thousands of visitors experienced it for the first time.
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Environment
How George HW Bush's pollution solution put Washington state's climate strategy in the crosshairs
Washington state, like places all over the world, is grappling with the effects of climate change. In response, that state’s trying to get its big polluters to burn less fossil fuel. The tool it's using is called a carbon auction. But the fate of that carbon auction now comes down to a vote this fall.
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Could paying more for gas save you money?
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Building housing in downtown Seattle just got easier
Soon, developers will have an easier time building apartments in downtown Seattle. That’s because the city council voted 8-1 to exempt residential projects there, along with hotels and research labs, from a time-consuming process called “design review."
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Forecast cloudy for social housing in Seattle
The city council chose Thursday to put two competing measures on February's special election ballot. One pumps the publicly-owned affordable housing developer up with a new tax on wealthy companies. The other gives it training wheels and promises more freedom could come later.