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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, conceptual design, and full construction documentation, he thrives on transforming roads into great streets where people of all ages and abilities can flourish. Based in Atlanta, Phil is a passionate advocate for walkable, dense, and equitable neighborhoods. Outside of work, his passion is exploring urban life through sketching infill ideas and navigating cities primarily by bike or foot. His on-the-ground perspective informs his professional work, helping him design transportation systems that are not only functional but also people-centered and inspiring. Phil brings both technical depth and a city lover’s enthusiasm to every project, drawing on the belief that infrastructure and urban form must go hand in hand to support vibrant, inclusive communities where everyone has access to opportunity and quality of life.

Please check out the menus above for all of my ideas and also check out my YouTube, Instagram, Substack, and Twitter accounts.

Opinions and insights are my own and are not representative of my employer or any organization.

Most recent articles are listed first.

  1. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress – March 2026
  2. Atlanta | InPhil Designs | BOULEVARDxMemorial
  3. Newsletter | March 2026
  4. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress – Feb 2026
  5. Newsletter | Feb 2026
  6. Atlanta | Englewood Blvd Safe Street Quick Win
  7. InPhil Designs – Raleigh – Triangle Town Center
  8. Newsletter | Jan 2026
  9. The Urban Connector Top 10 of 2025
  10. YouTube | Dec 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  11. YouTube | Dec Centennial Yards Progress
  12. YouTube | Dec Southside BeltLine Progress
  13. Newsletter | December 2025
  14. Atlanta | Chosewood Park BeltLine Access Quick Win
  15. Substack Announcement
  16. Atlanta | Cherokee Ave Quick Win
  17. Newsletter | November 2025
  18. YouTube | Georgia Tech Multimodal Infrastructure
  19. Raleigh | Northern ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Crabtree Valley
  20. Providence First Impressions
  21. YouTube | Oct 2025 Centennial Yards Progress
  22. Newsletter | October 2025
  23. YouTube | 2025 Raleigh Drone Tour
  24. Raleigh | InPhilDesigns | Union Park
  25. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress
  26. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine NWT Progress
  27. Newsletter | September 2025
  28. YouTube | Summer 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  29. YouTube | August 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress
  30. Newsletter | August 2025
  31. YouTube | July 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  32. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Alpharetta
  33. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine WST New Segment Ride Along
  34. Atlanta | ChoseLine
  35. Newsletter | July 2025
  36. Raleigh | North ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Old Raleigh Village & Glenlake
  37. YouTube | June 2025 SE BeltLine Construction Progress
  38. Newsletter | June 2025
  39. YouTube | May 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  40. YouTube | Southeast BeltLine Construction Progress
  41. YouTube | 1072 W Peachtree
  42. Newsletter | May 2025
  43. YouTube | 2025 Q1 Drone Tour
  44. Happy 404 Day!
  45. Newsletter | April 2025
  46. YouTube | Georgia Tech Bike Infrastructure
  47. YouTube | The Spur Trail
  48. Newsletter | March 2025
  49. YouTube | NW BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  50. YouTube | Westside BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  51. YouTube | BeltLine Ride Along
  52. YouTube | Woodall Rail Trail
  53. Newsletter | Feb 2025
  54. ATL Snow Photo and Drone Gallery
  55. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 6: Ensuring Success
  56. Newsletter | Jan 2025
  57. Top 10 of 2024
  58. YouTube | 2024 Drone Tour Compilation
  59. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 5: Timeline and Economics
  60. YouTube | Beltline Southside Trail Construction Progress
  61. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 4: Equity
  62. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 3: Congestion
  63. YouTube | December 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  64. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 2: Connectivity
  65. YouTube | Beltline Southeast Trail Construction Progress
  66. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 1: Density
  67. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail Extension Ride Along
  68. Newsletter | December 2024
  69. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail Extension Ride Along
  70. Boston | Everything I Remember and More
  71. Newsletter | November 2024
  72. Raleigh | Suburban Spotlight – Wendell
  73. Savannah | Photo and Drone Tour
  74. Atlanta | Sights from a Sunday Stroll
  75. Newsletter | October 2024
  76. Atlanta | Streets Alive Ride Along – September
  77. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Trilith
  78. YouTube | Summer 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  79. Newsletter | September 2024
  80. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Bandwith / UNC Rex
  81. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Woodstock
  82. Raleigh | YouTube | 4K Done Tour
  83. Newsletter | August 2024
  84. Atlanta – Sights and Insights from the “Bowl” of the Beltline
  85. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Chapel Hill Rd
  86. YouTube | Exploring Tampa Bay Pt 1 – Tampa
  87. Newsletter | July 2024
  88. Raleigh | Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Western Blvd
  89. YouTube | LA Photo Tour
  90. YouTube | Nashville Drone Tour
  91. Newsletter | June 2024
  92. Atlanta | Fixing our Bill Kennedy Way Problem
  93. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour – May 2024
  94. Cincy | Thoughts from CNU 32
  95. YouTube | Cincinnati Drone Tour
  96. Newsletter | May 2024
  97. Podcast Feature | DirtNC Podcast
  98. Atlanta | Atlanta, I’m Home
  99. Atlanta | Thoughts from a 20 mile ride around the City
  100. Atlanta | Happy 404 Day Photo Album
  101. Newsletter | April 2024
  102. InPhil Designs | Raleigh | Ten is Better Than One
  103. YouTube | San Francisco Photo Tour
  104. Newsletter | March 2024
  105. Urban Spaces | Triangle | Transformations Block by Block
  106. Newsletter | Feb 2024
  107. Housing | Raleigh | TBJ TOD Feature
  108. YouTube | Atlanta | Beltline Night Ride
  109. Newsletter | Jan 2024
  110. Top 10 of 2023
  111. YouTube | Atlanta | Ride Through Atlanta
  112. YouTube | Atlanta | Atlanta Night Ride
  113. YouTube | Wendell Falls Dec 2023 Updates
  114. YouTube | Houston | First Visit
  115. YouTube | Raleigh | Development over the years
  116. Transit | Raleigh | New Bern TOD
  117. Podcast | Atlanta | ThreadATL Podcast
  118. YouTube | Atlanta | Eastside Beltline Tour
  119. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Burlington
  120. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Siler City
  121. Housing | Raleigh | 2023 Parade of Homes
  122. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Pittsboro
  123. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Sanford
  124. Housing | Raleigh | 30 Unit Community
  125. YouTube | Atlanta | MLK Bike Lane Drone Tour
  126. YouTube | DC | Traveling to DC
  127. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Smithfield and Selma
  128. Housing | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Missing Middle Pipeline
  129. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Arena / Stadium Site
  130. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Goldsboro
  131. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Wilson
  132. YouTube | Atlanta | 4K Skyline Drone Tour
  133. YouTube | Raleigh | Most Insane Intersections in Raleigh
  134. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Rocky Mount
  135. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Henderson
  136. YouTube | The Most Insane Intersections in Atlanta
  137. Housing | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities
  138. YouTube | Raleigh Drone Tour
  139. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour
  140. YouTube | Charlotte Drone Tour
  141. Transit | Transit Follows Density
  142. Transit | Raleigh | Raleigh Northern Arc BRT
  143. YouTube | Pacific Coast Highway
  144. YouTube | Charlotte | Charlotte Car Free Journey
  145. YouTube | Raleigh | Raleigh Rising Crane Watch
  146. YouTube | Greenville | Greenville First Impressions
  147. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Visualizing Charlotte’s Growth
  148. Accessibility | Raleigh | Maps Don’t Lie: Raleigh Grocery
  149. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Visualizing Raleigh’s Growth
  150. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Recap
  151. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Preview
  152. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Visualizing Atlanta’s Growth
  153. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Atlanta’s Skyline from Different Vantage Points
  154. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh I’m Concerned
  155. Reconnecting Communities | Southern Freeway Removals *
  156. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Repairing the Mistake of I-277 **
  157. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General
  158. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Sights From a Car Free Day in Atlanta
  159. Accessibility | Raleigh | The most Ridiculous Intersections around Raleigh
  160. Housing | Car Free Living Part 1 *
  161. Housing | Car Free Living Part 2 *
  162. Housing | Car Free Living Part 3 *
  163. Transit | Atlanta | MARTA Fantasy Map
  164. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: East Atlanta Boulevard
  165. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | East Atlanta Blvd **Urbanize Atlanta
  166. Urban Spaces | Durham | Northgate Mall Vision
  167. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Making the Case for Car Free Weekends in Glenwood South
  168. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: West Atlanta Interim Plan
  169. Accessibility | Raleigh City of Raleigh Quickly Implementing Approved Traffic Changes
  170. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: Langford Pkwy
  171. Housing | Cities Need Housing for All*
  172. Reconnecting Communities | Nashville | Reconnecting Communities: Nashville
  173. Housing | House Floor Plans
  174. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Puny Grid System
  175. Urban Spaces | St Pete | Why don’t we talk about St Pete
  176. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Trails over Rails and the Artery
  177. Connections | Raleigh | Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part 3
  178. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Central Prison Plan
  179. Connections | Raleigh |Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part Four – North
  180. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Safe Streets
  181. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal
  182. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal**
  183. Connections | Raleigh | North Hills Plan
  184. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Underused Space Plan
  185. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Knightdale Downtown North
  186. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Money Shot
  187. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Wendell’s 2030 Plan
  188. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Things Wendell must get right
  189. Connections | Raleigh | Raleigh Cycle Audit 1
  190. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Reconnecting Communities: Charlotte
  191. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Camden Rd People Centered Design
  192. Public Outreach | Wendell | Wendell Development Map
  193. Roads | Raleigh | I-40 RTP
  194. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Trail System
  195. Accessibility | Wendell | Reimagining Wendell Falls Pkwy
  196. Transit | Raleigh | Triangle Transit Plan
  197. Connections | Raleigh | New Bern Connector

*Southern Urbanism Quarterly article

**Article featured on other site

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, conceptual design, and full construction documentation, he thrives on transforming roads into great streets where people of all ages and abilities can flourish. Based in Atlanta, Phil is a passionate advocate for walkable, dense, and equitable neighborhoods. Outside of work, his passion is exploring urban life through sketching infill ideas and navigating cities primarily by bike or foot. His on-the-ground perspective informs his professional work, helping him design transportation systems that are not only functional but also people-centered and inspiring. Phil brings both technical depth and a city lover’s enthusiasm to every project, drawing on the belief that infrastructure and urban form must go hand in hand to support vibrant, inclusive communities where everyone has access to opportunity and quality of life.

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.