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