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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Welcome to Seattle. The cloud is watching you
Amazon is the place where you buy stuff and then it magically appears at your front door. Or, more recently, it's the place where you go to buy a...
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Where is Amazon headed? Let's go to the (dart) board
Amazon has released its list of 20 finalists for the company's next headquarters. Many of the chosen don't come as big surprises: Chicago, Boston, New...
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More downtown Seattle traffic in 2018 could pay off in 2019
Traffic engineers have lots of projects planned for downtown Seattle in 2018. In the short run, they could cause more congestion. But they say it'll be...
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Seattle's soda tax: financial incentive for your New Year's resolution
Seattle’s new soda tax hits stores on January 1. Officials hope the tax - 1.75 pennies for every ounce of sugary drinks purchased - will help decrease...
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This man's camping spot is now an underused bike rack
Seattle’s department of transportation is taking some flak for using bike racks to discourage tent camping on Seattle sidewalks.
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A robot wrote this headline! Your job is next
This is a crazy time of year for online retail behemoth Amazon – especially for their robots. Robots have already taken over a lot of the work in Kent's...
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As robots take on more work, Amazon invests in warehouse workers' education
It’s the last few days before Christmas and Amazon warehouses are buzzing with human activity — and with robots. The robots are getting more intelligent...
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Is Amazon's diversity problem a Seattle neighborhood problem?
It’s lunch time in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Employees pour out of Amazon’s headquarters. Ruchika Tulshyan sits on a bench, watching who...
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At Amazon the job is to eliminate work
We know, you want the jobs. That's why you're offering billions of dollars and other sweet kickbacks to get Amazon to move to your town.
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Is Amazon your guilty pleasure?
We're a conflicted bunch. On one hand, we love to hate Amazon in Seattle because the city grew too fast and it's made problems for a lot of people. But...