Author Archives: Phil Veasley

Article recaps, multimodal rants, Nashville takeaways and more! 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. Please make sure you sign up below to have these delivered straight to your inbox and follow on YouTube, Substack, Twitter,  BlueSky Social, and Instagram. ✓ SubscribedContinue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – April 2026”

A look at the latest progress along the Southeast Trail. We’re down to the final days of waiting! Head to YouTube to watch the latest drone tour! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Phil Veasley, PE, CNU-A, The Urban Connector, is a Professional Engineer with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates focused on creating safer, more vibrant cities through strategic multimodalContinue reading “YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine Southeast Trail Progress”

This key intersection halfway between Downtown and the Eastside Trail holds a ton of potential. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Subscribe to receive email notifications for new articles. ✓ Subscribed The intersection of Boulevard and Memorial Drive has seen better days to put things nicely. Despite being about 1/2 mile west of the BeltLine, aContinue reading “InPhil Designs: BOULEVARDxMEMORIAL”

Welcome to March! 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. Please make sure you sign up below to have these delivered straight to your inbox and follow on YouTube, Substack, Twitter,  BlueSky Social, and Instagram. ✓ Subscribed February Content Atlanta BeltLine SouthsideContinue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – March 2026”

A look at the latest progress along the Southside Trail. Head to YouTube to watch the latest drone tour! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Phil Veasley, PE, CNU-A, The Urban Connector, is a Professional Engineer with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates focused on creating safer, more vibrant cities through strategic multimodal infrastructure design. With expertise spanning traffic analysis, handContinue reading “YouTube – Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail Progress Feb 2026”

Welcome to February! Happy Black History Month! Check out this list of Black Urbanists that we should all know. 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. Please make sure you sign up below to have these delivered straightContinue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – February 2026”

Englewood Blvd will be depended on by 1000s of new Chosewood Park residents. It needs to serve them safely. Chosewood Park is seeing explosive growth – most of which can be attributed to the long-awaited opening of the BeltLine Southside Trail this year. 1000s of units are either under construction or in the planning pipelineContinue reading “Quick Wins – Englewood Blvd Safe Street”

Triangle Town Center Mall may be the perfect candidate for a mixed-use overhaul. Triangle Town Center Mall is still fairly new and “nice” in terms of traditional suburban style malls but like most, is seeing a sharp increase in tenant vacancy. The latest blow being that Macy’s will be shutting down soon. The mall wasContinue reading “InPhil Designs – Triangle Town Center Mall”

We made it through 2025! 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. Please make sure you sign up below to have these delivered straight to your inbox and follow on YouTube, Substack, Twitter,  BlueSky Social, and Instagram. ✓ Subscribed December Content AtlantaContinue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – January 2026”

Counting down my favorite pieces of 2025. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Subscribe to receive email notifications for new articles. ✓ Subscribed It was another exciting year of spreading ideas to improve our cities. Here are some of my favorites of 2025. 10. Cherokee Ave Quick Win Filling in a key bike lane gap inContinue reading “The Urban Connector Top 10 of 2025”