Joshua McNichols
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
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle bill pits McMansions against backyard cottages
The fight to bring more backyard cottages and granny flats to residential zones in Seattle has a new twist. A bill that would make them easier to build – would also ban super-sized homes. That bill comes up for an important committee vote in the city council on Tuesday. It highlights the tension between people who want affordable places to live and people who need larger homes for growing families.
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Amazon, Microsoft back new push to house the homeless in Seattle
Some of the Seattle area’s biggest businesses are backing a $75 million fund-raising effort by Plymouth Housing to build homes for 800 homeless people.
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In Rainier Beach, neighbors have a dream, but developers are holding cards close to their chests.
In Rainier Beach, non-profit groups want any development that comes in to help the neighbors who live there now. And development seems likely, as recent upzones raise the height limit on some properties from four stories to twelve. Developers are holding their cards close to their chests. Rainier Beach is prepared to turn to civil disobedience if developers don’t listen.
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It's crunch week for people trying to save the Showbox
The Showbox is fighting for its survival. This week, the future of the storied Seattle music venue will be discussed at two public hearings: Tuesday afternoon at the City Council, and Wednesday afternoon before the Landmarks Preservation Board.
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In Rainier Beach, home owners hope to survive Seattle upzones
Nowhere more than Rainier Beach is both the promise and the threat of growth so apparent.
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At the birthplace of Seattle karaoke, two different visions for the future of the CID
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Fort Lawton has just a few hoops left to get affordable housing
The legal challenges are largely over. But there's still lots of paperwork to do before 238 low income homes are built on the former army land next to Discovery Park.
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This West Seattle deli owner wanted to get ahead of development rules. So he built apartments himself
Some mom and pop developers in Seattle are finding it hard to build under Seattle’s new MHA rules. The law is meant to create more affordable housing. But one unintended consequence is it may change who builds the next round of housing in Seattle.
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These West Seattle businesses need affordable housing to survive
You might think the high cost of housing is mostly a problem for renters. But in the West Seattle Junction neighborhood, it’s also a threat to some small businesses. They’re wondering if affordable housing built under MHA rules will come soon enough to save them.
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Seattle traffic drove the military from this place. Now locals see in it an 'opportunity of a lifetime'
The National Guard wants to give up 25 acres of Seattle real estate. Locals have an unprecedented plan to turn that land into something special for Seattle and its visitors.