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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Which stories are going to be dominating your newsfeed in 2024? KUOW reporters sound off
Soundside reached out to reporters and editors at KUOW to share their predictions for what will dominate our newsfeeds, along with any resolutions they're making for 2024.
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Mobile home park residents near Seattle struggle to win bidding wars against investors
In Washington state, some mobile home residents are fighting back against investors, offering to buy the land themselves. But experts say few resident communities will win the bidding war without more help from the state.
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How unfinished housing reform business will spill into WA's 2024 legislative session
Washington state lawmakers hope to keep at last some of the momentum going from 2023, which many called "the year of housing." But with a budget shortfall and short legislative session, their goals for 2024 are more modest.
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Business
What’s at the root of a growing rift between an iconic Woodinville garden shop and the downtown developer?
The situation in Woodinville has gotten messier than a vegetable garden after a bunch of rabbits moved in, and now, the city council and mayor are stepping in to try to bring both all parties back to the table.
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Environment
New homes in Washington state will have to include energy efficient heating and cooling
In Washington state, new buildings could soon become a lot more energy efficient. This week, the Washington State Building Code Council voted to require heat pumps in new homes, by raising efficiency standards so that only heat pumps can satisfy them. To withstand legal threats, the group chose a path that discourages gas appliances without outlawing them.
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Business
What's behind Downtown Seattle's slow pandemic recovery?
Downtown Seattle is struggling to return to pre-pandemic form.
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Business
Seattle's Black-owned businesses invite shoppers to share the love on Black Black Friday
This Black Friday, when lots of people spend money shopping for the holidays, Black-owned businesses in the Seattle area are asking shoppers to share the love as part of Black Black Friday.
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Environment
King tides are coming. Is Seattle's South Park neighborhood ready?
Tuesday Nov. 28 is the first king tide of the season.In South Park, business owners, residents and the government are hoping to avoid a repeat of last season's catastrophic flooding.
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Environment
'Good bones' from old homes help build Seattle's future
When homes are demolished, that wood usually ends up in the dump. But now, an investment by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to get that old wood into new Seattle houses.
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Seattle light rail is about to get heavy for those who don't pay the fare
If you ride light rail in the Seattle metro area this holiday season, be sure to bring your ORCA card, and tap the card as you enter the station. Starting Wednesday, Sound Transit is ratcheting up its fare enforcement policy, and issuing citations for the first time in two years. It’s a big change.