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