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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How 3 iconic businesses are surviving the U-District's skyrocketing growth
Growth is skyrocketing in the U-District. This is good for property values, but also means that a lot of longtime business are leaving: Hardwick’s...
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Hello, new, tall U-District! Goodbye, parking lots
Development in Seattle is slowing down. But in the U-District, there's little sign of that.
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Water fuels Seattle’s growth. But in North Bend, activists say water could be running out
Seattle is surrounded by water. It’s one of the reasons why people move here. But even in rainy, water-abundant Seattle, the region’s astronomical...
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Nothing on highway 99 scares Mike. But Mike's taxidermy might scare you
Mike West likes to watch for someone from out of town to walk by on Tukwila International Boulevard. He leans out the door of the auto shop he's...
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Tukwila needed a new police station, so these businesses must find a new home
Meet Ali Jama. He owns a jewelry store with a clever name: Haveniceday Jewelry. “A simple name that everybody can remember and say it without having any...
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If a guy harasses you on a Seattle bus, here’s what you can do
It was standing room only on the E Line RapidRide bus when the man seated next to Sonnet Stockmar started talking to her. "Take your top off," he said...
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Hundreds of senior citizens will soon be walking highway 99 in Tukwila
The city of Tukwila has spent years trying to turn a section of old highway 99 into a dense, walkable neighborhood. But it’s not easy to redefine a road...
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When seniors are priced out, they end up warehoused on Aurora
Victoria Marshall was born in 1945, and she’s full of stories. She can talk about the four years she was homeless, about raising kids, or about her deep...
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How a massive motel raid in Tukwila changed one business owner's life
For years, Tukwila’s stretch of highway 99 was known for its crime: drug sales, prostitution, burglaries and violence. Then one morning in 2013,...
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How sex workers helped with the biggest motel bust in state history
Everything had to work perfectly.