Joshua McNichols
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Joshua McNichols
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Reporter at KUOW (NPR) Seattle, co-host of economics podcast “Booming.” Looking for news, comic relief and houseplant tips.

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yes! I wish I would have taken a photo of the horse rings this trip. But my neighbor, who lives part time in Portland, says you can find them somewhere in every neighborhood, so I'll have another chance on a different visit.
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That one's right by Portland State University - it looks like it's been upgraded by the school. There's a nice trolley line that runs right in front.
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Because it would take too much time to ask them all to move.
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In an extraordinary show of support, this community of listeners and local businesses raised $1.4M to support KUOW Public Media in a single day. We’re so lucky to be have so many people committed balanced journalism in Seattle.
July 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
+1. Public media plays a critical role in fostering an informed public and all these news orgs need our help to weather this unpredictable period.
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Love it.
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh, wow. It's the graphic version of my headline.
June 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I wonder if banks begin to see a payoff from dense, walkable communities. Certainly Richard Florida has been saying for years that this is the lifestyle that attracts young workers. I wonder if the smaller neighborhood centers in Seattle's comprehensive plan would provide that evidence for them.
June 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thank you, Scott
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I guess I didn’t get out of the way of your camera after all 😆
May 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I see it kind of like stories about technology and retraining. As a whole economy, new technologies generally create more jobs than they destroy. But some populations are less likely to get the retraining necessary to make that transition.
April 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Undoubtedly downzoning is a root cause, and upzoning is critical to reverse that. I've written that story many times, having heard it from academics consistently over years.
That's not the focus of this story though. Here I've been looking into unequal impacts.
April 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thank you. Working on a story about this topic.
April 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM