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’s push for more backyard cottages could get a boost from Olympia
Lawmakers in Olympia support backyard cottages for different reasons, but their goals are the same: To increase density in urban single family neighborhoods where the cost of housing continues to rise. The product of their efforts could be a statewide law that leapfrogs Seattle’s proposed new backyard cottage law, currently delayed by a legal dispute.
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Alexa, does this online retailer make me look cool?
Seattle isn’t particularly known for its fashion sense, but a breakthrough might be coming from those tech offices in South Lake Union.
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There's no escaping Amazon in your life
People might think they can wean themselves off Amazon. But they can’t, not really.
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Amazon calls it splitsville with New York
Amazon broke up with New York City on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe, New York broke up with them. Either way, Amazon is not moving in and New York is moving on.
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Could grocery delivery drones be in our future?
The online grocery business is a real tough nut to crack.
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Forget chess. This bot plays Pictionary
Games are not just for fun. They’re also a way for researchers who study artificial intelligence to demonstrate new skills.
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Is Amazon too big to trust?
One study found that Amazon is one of the most trusted institutions in the country.
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Nice HQ2. Be a shame if something happened to it.
"We want to invest and be a part of the growth of a community where our employees and our companies are welcome."
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Commute each day as if it were 'viadoom'
And people are going to need to change how they approach it.
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Will Amazon push out New York’s beloved bodegas? We went to Queens to find out
There are those that have been expecting big changes for a neighborhood in Queens, New York called Long Island City.