Author Archives: Phil Veasley

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”

Back with another full scale Atlanta drone tour. 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, hand sketching,Continue reading “YouTube – December 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour”

Centennial Yards is rounding into shape as we head into 2026. Head to YouTube to watch the latest drone tour of all the progress! 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. WithContinue reading “YouTube – December 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress”

The Southside Trail marches on! Officials maintain that it will be open in time for the World Cup. Head to YouTube to watch! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Subscribe to receive email notifications for new articles. ✓ Subscribed Phil Veasley, PE, CNU-A, The Urban Connector, is a Professional Engineer with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates focused on creating safer,Continue reading “YouTube – December 2025 Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail Construction Progress”

December is here and the year is finally almost over! 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,Continue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – December 2025”

Nearly a mile of BeltLine frontage, zero off-street BeltLine access. Chosewood Park is seeing explosive growth – most of which can be attributed to the long-awaited opening of the BeltLine Southside Trail next year. Most of these developments tout direct BeltLine access as one of their biggest selling points. There’s just one problem though. ThatContinue reading “Quick Wins – Chosewood Park BeltLine Access”

Making the jump to Substack to supplement my main site. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Subscribe to receive email notifications for new articles. ✓ Subscribed I’ll be reposting my favorite ideas to date plus all new content over on Substack! As always, everything will remain free so hop on over and subscribe! Phil Veasley, PE, CNU-A,Continue reading “The Urban Connector is now on Substack!”

Closing the gaps on a vital neighborhood connector would go a long way towards having a connected City. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Subscribe to receive email notifications for new articles. ✓ Subscribed This is the first installment of a new series I’m starting called Quick Wins which will examine relatively small infrastructure tweaks thatContinue reading “Quick Wins – Cherokee Ave Bike Lane Gaps”

Happy November! Holiday season is upon us. 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, Twitter,  BlueSky Social, and Instagram. ✓ Subscribed OctoberContinue reading “The Urban Connector Newsletter – November 2025”