Author Archives: Phil Veasley

Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Charlotte’s Core

After taking a look at how the Cities of Atlanta and Raleigh have grown, we turn our attention to the Queen City. As the Charlotte continues to grow, let’s take a look back through the past 30 years via Google Earth to see just how far the City has come. Images are via GoogleEarth and areContinue reading “Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Charlotte’s Core”

Maps Don’t Lie: Inequities in Raleigh’s Grocery Scene

In this new series, we’ll be exploring various things that stand out to me when browsing maps. Raleigh’s grocery scene is a competitive one that is dominated by Harris Teeter, Food Lion and Walmart. But the distribution of certain stores leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve broken the area grocery stores into four categoriesContinue reading “Maps Don’t Lie: Inequities in Raleigh’s Grocery Scene”

Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Raleigh’s Core

After taking a look at how the City of Atlanta has grown in the first installment of the visualization series, we turn our attention to the City of Oaks. As the City of Raleigh continues to grow, let’s take a look back through the past 30 years via Google Earth to see just how farContinue reading “Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Raleigh’s Core”

June 2023 Wendell Falls Construction Updates

7/25 Update CBRE has posted marketing material for a multi-tenant building containing five retail spots – two with outdoor patios – on lot 28 at the corner of Wendell Falls Pkwy and Douglas Falls. More information can be found at the link here: https://www.cbre.com/offices/affiliates/raleigh/raleigh-property-search/details/US-SMPL-100050/wendell-falls-lot-28-wendell-falls-pkwy-douglas-falls-dr-wendell-nc-27591 It also appears that the new pool is nearing completion. ItContinue reading “June 2023 Wendell Falls Construction Updates”

Recapping my time at CNU 31 in Charlotte

Charlotte gained a lot of new fans this week. The overwhelming feeling I got from talking to first timers in the city was positive. From the cohesive urban footprint stretching miles from South End to Uptown, to the great mix of neighborhoods of Noda, Plaza Midwood, and Dilworth sprinkled in between, some of the toughestContinue reading “Recapping my time at CNU 31 in Charlotte”

Things I’m Looking Forward to at CNU 31 in Charlotte

CNU 31 heads to Charlotte May 31st to June 3rd featuring many of the brightest minds from the Urbanist Community. I have the honor of participating in two sessions during the event: Thursday at 4: Engineer’s Forum: Panel discussion on how to overcome barriers in conventional practices for development and transportation investments. Participants: Lucy Gibson,Continue reading “Things I’m Looking Forward to at CNU 31 in Charlotte”

Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Atlanta’s Core

The City of Atlanta urban core has seen a complete transformation over the past couple of decades. GoogleEarth gives us the power to look back at how things have changed over time. Aerials courtesy Google Earth. Captures are in order from 1993, 2003, 2012, and 2022. For photos of all of these neighborhoods and moreContinue reading “Visualizing 30 Years of Growth in Atlanta’s Core”

Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General

The much forgotten part of town is finally starting to show signs of life. For years, all of Atlanta’s development energy has been in Midtown, and along the Beltline. From mega projects like Centennial Yards, to adaptive reuse efforts from Newport, to seemingly small – yet important projects like the Downtown Resurfacing program,(which more importantlyContinue reading “Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General”