About Nathan Pachal
Nathan Pachal
Nathan Pachal is a blogger, researcher, and sustainable community advocate for Surrey and the South of Fraser. Nathan has appeared in print, radio, and television talking about transit issues in Metro Vancouver. He has also given public talks around sustainable community design, including age-in-place, with a focus on the South of Fraser. You can follow Nathan on Twitter and read his Langley-focused South Fraser Blog.
Overview of development in Tsawwassen, including massive suburban malls
May 1, 2013 | Nathan Pachal | 3 CommentsLast Tuesday on my way to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, I noticed that major construction was taking place on Tsawwassen First Nation’s (TFN) land on the north side of Highway 17. I decided to look into what is going on … Read More
Casinos should be sited in town centres: Thoughts on cancelled South Surrey casino
January 31, 2013 | Nathan PachalWhen I first saw the application for the now-cancelled “South Surrey Entertainment Complex” aka casino, all I noticed was a building whose footprint was half the size of its surrounding parking facilities, out in the middle of nowhere. It had … Read More
Why do we oppose traffic in our neighbourhoods, yet cause traffic in others’?
January 17, 2013 | Nathan PachalOne of the interesting dynamics within any community is how quick people are to oppose road widening/expansions projects and ask for traffic claiming in their own neighbourhoods. It makes sense given the fact that living next to a major road … Read More
16th Avenue to be the next corridor to get the highway treatment
December 6, 2012 | Nathan PachalWith the South Fraser Perimeter Road (Highway 17) expansion, Port Mann/Highway 1 expansion, Highway 15 expansion, and Highway 10 expansion (which I posted about earlier,) a total of $4.2 billion in road building has been focused around Surrey within the … Read More
The Province’s obsession with highway building and how it won’t help Surrey
November 23, 2012 | Nathan PachalOne of the things that has been frustrating me lately is the Province’s idea of the transportation system priorities in Metro Vancouver. It seems that transportation planning at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) has entered back into a … Read More
20 Avenue Cycling Project
October 26, 2012 | Nathan PachalLast year, the City of Surrey started a process to make some changes to 20th Avenue between 146th Street and 152nd Street. The original plan was to widen the road to accommodate on-street bike lanes and improve pedestrian access. Some … Read More
The City of Surrey, tourist trams, and the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society: An overview
October 4, 2012 | Nathan PachalBack in August fellow Civic Surrey blogger Kenneth Souder posted about the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society’s (FVHRS) move from Sullivan Park to Cloverdale. The FVHRS’s goal is to run a weekend tourist tram service during the summer along the … Read More
