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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Homeless RV park in Interbay set to close
A safe place for homeless people to park their Recreational Vehicles was supposed to shut down Friday. It’s a simple gravel lot, near the city pet...
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Seattle City Council says no jungle sweeps without offers of real help
The Seattle City Council has passed a resolution refining the mayor’s plan to sweep the Jungle in the wake of criticism. The council’s new resolution is...
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Why so many prefer the Jungle to homeless shelters
The woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Seattle shelters are so crowded some people sleep in chairs
The doors at Operation Nightwatch open at 9 p.m. Homeless men and women – but mostly men – stream in and grab a hot meal. Then they sit around. They...
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Heartbreaking dispatches from inside the Jungle
Robert Patterson lives in the Jungle, a homeless encampment. This is a transcript from his audio diary: Sunday is … Carmen and I try to make this our...
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Who offers help in the Jungle? Almost nobody.
Every day, social workers reach out to homeless people on the streets of Seattle. But there’s one place social workers seldom go: the Jungle. That’s...
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There's more to the Jungle than you think
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporter Joshua McNichols about Seattle's homeless encampment known as the Jungle. They discuss what it's like in the Jungle...
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Yes, I live in the Jungle. And so do 400 other people
Most people think of the Jungle as a scary homeless camp, a no man’s land under the freeway near downtown Seattle.
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Looking for sinkholes as Bertha burrows under Viaduct
Bertha the tunneling machine will slowly grind its way below the foundations of the viaduct over the next two weeks.
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Everett Wrestles With Sound Transit's 25 Year Timeline
Sound Transit is halfway through the public comment period on its big expansion plan, called Sound Transit 3. The current plan puts downtown Everett...