Happy Bike Month! Whether you’ve been riding for years, or just get started this month, I hope you get out there and enjoy the freedom of biking! The Urban Connector monthly newsletter looks back on the best of the previous month as well as ways to get involved in the coming month.
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April Content
April 4th – Happy 404 Day, Atlanta
A collection of some of my favorite photos of our beautiful city.
April 14th – Thoughts from a 20 Mile Ride around the City
A thread of thoughts from a long bike ride around Atlanta.
April 14th – Atlanta, I’m Home
A letter to the city I call home.
April 25th – Podcast Feature: DirtNC Podcast with Jed Byrne
I had the honor of joining Jed Byrne’s DirtNC Podcast to discuss all things Multimodal Transportation Design.
April 28th – Atlanta Beltline Ride Along
Developments that excited me
Infill for the win! 3300 units could be coming to the Westside soon with a good portion of affordable units. A mobility rich location located near the Bankhead MARTA Station, Westside Beltline with easy access to Downtown. One of the best things we could do.
18 miles of continuous Beltline by 2026! The construction timeline of a few Beltline segments are being sped up so that the “U” shaped portion will be open for continuous enjoyment by 2026.
Amazing SW ATL Warehouse Redevelopment. A fantastic looking development from the great people over at Kronberg Urbanists and Associates.
Ponce City Market New Phase Complete. The much anticipated mass-timber building on Ponce City Market’s new phase is open.
Affordable housing project in SW ATL. Avenue at Oakland City features 36 units from about $250,000.
Out with the HomeDepot BackYard, in with more mixed-use?! Mixed-use > a couple hundred parking spots in the middle of some of the biggest destinations in the South.
Vacant dirt lots no more? We could finally see some development in the vast sea of surface lots surrounding the Georgia World Congress Center. This could be as transformative as Centennial Yards, South Downtown, and The Stich.
This section is titled Developments that excited me, so that’s why I didn’t mention Beltline Rail.
Things to Know – Atlanta
| Date | Event | Notes |
| 5/6 | City Council | 1:00 PM |
| 5/13 | Zoning Committee | 11:00 AM |
| 5/15 | Transportation Committee | 10:00 AM |
| 5/19 | Atlanta StreetsAlive | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 5/20 | City Council | 1:00 PM |
| 5/29 | Transportation Committee | 10:00 AM |
| 5/31 | Critical Mass Ride | 6:30 PM – Meet at Woodruff Park |
Things to Know – Raleigh
| Date | Event | Notes |
| ALL MONTH! | Bike Month | Oaks and Spokes Events |
| 5/7 | City Council Meeting | 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM |
| 5/14 | Planning Commission | 9:00 AM |
| 5/14 | City Council Public Comment | 7:00 PM |
| 5/21 | City Council Meeting | 1:00 PM |
| 5/28 | Planning Commission | 9:00 AM |
I’m sure this newsletter will evolve as time goes on. Comments or suggestions? Let me know! I hope to see many of you at CNU 32 in Cincinnati!
Phil Veasley is a Professional Engineer working with Toole Design Group to design safer multimodal infrastructure in cities throughout the US.
My goal is to create cites that are safe and effective for all people to move about outside of cars. To achieve that we have to focus on creating equitable, dense, and vibrant cities full of walkable neighborhoods with a various mix of housing choices, schools, restaurants, and services. We cannot have safe multimodal infrastructure without the density to support it and we cannot have equitable density without safe multimodal infrastructure. Outside of designing safe streets, my passions are sketching ideas for infill neighborhoods, floor plans, urban photography, and exploring our cities on foot or bike. Please check out the menus above for all of my ideas and also check out my YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
Opinions and insights are my own and are not representative of my employer or any organization.
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