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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Parents brought kids to emotional post-election vigil in Seattle
People letting out raw emotion and looking for community. A new generation of Americans getting a crash course in politics. Hundreds gathered Sunday...
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Seattle will work with Trump, but refuses to give up on empathy
The day after the election, local politicians in the Seattle area tried to rally their bases around northwest progressive values.
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Light rail expansion offers Seattle progressives bright spot on dark election night
In Washington state, the presidential election didn’t go the way most voters wanted. But one thing drew faint, complicated cheers in the greater Seattle...
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How do you vote if you are homeless?
Most people receive their election ballots in the mail at their homes. But how does voting work for people who don't have homes?
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The expression a Microsoft Connector driver made when we asked about traffic
Chuck Collins is the guy who ran Metro in the 1970s. He should be the kind of guy who salivates over light rail. But instead, he’s dreaming of more...
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Facing eviction, these single moms fight to bring renters rights to Renton
In Seattle, it’s against the law for a landlord to reject a tenant based on the source of their income. But those kind of protections don’t extend to...
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Fact-checking Sound Transit 3 debate: Who's right?
A lot of claims are floating around in the public relations struggle over the $54 billion Sound Transit 3 proposal that voters will decide Nov. 8. Who's...
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How to move 400 people out of Seattle's homeless Jungle (including me)
The Jungle has been Seattle’s largest and most persistent homeless camp. Its origins can be traced back to the 1930s. Earlier this year, about 400...
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Friends of man shot in Jungle don't buy police account
The man a police officer shot Tuesday during the big sweep of Seattle's Jungle homeless camp has died. Campers who knew him say the police account doesn...
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Seattle police fatally shoot man as Jungle homeless camp clears out
Seattle police officers shot a man on Tuesday afternoon in the Jungle, just as workers started a sweep of the notorious homeless camp under Interstate 5...