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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.

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  1. YouTube | 2026 Atlanta Drone Tour Pt 2
  2. YouTube | 2026 Charlotte Drone Tour
  3. Newsletter | September 2026
  4. YouTube | 2026 Atlanta Drone Tour Pt 1
  5. Netherlands | Rural Riding and Lasting Takeaways
  6. YouTube | Centennial Yards Post World Cup
  7. Raleigh | 2026 Drone Tour
  8. Newsletter | August 2026
  9. Netherlands | Amsterdam
  10. Newsletter | July 2026
  11. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine Full Tour
  12. Atlanta | InPhil Designs | Atlanta Penitentiary Site
  13. Netherlands | Utrecht
  14. Netherlands | Rotterdam
  15. Newsletter | June 2026
  16. Netherlands | Houten
  17. Newsletter | May 2026
  18. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine NW Trail Progress – April 2026
  19. Takeaways From a Week in The Netherlands
  20. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress – April 2026
  21. Atlanta | Happy 404 Day, Atlanta
  22. Newsletter | April 2026
  23. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress – March 2026
  24. Atlanta | InPhil Designs | BOULEVARDxMemorial
  25. Newsletter | March 2026
  26. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress – Feb 2026
  27. Newsletter | Feb 2026
  28. Atlanta | Englewood Blvd Safe Street Quick Win
  29. InPhil Designs – Raleigh – Triangle Town Center
  30. Newsletter | Jan 2026
  31. The Urban Connector Top 10 of 2025
  32. YouTube | Dec 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  33. YouTube | Dec Centennial Yards Progress
  34. YouTube | Dec Southside BeltLine Progress
  35. Newsletter | December 2025
  36. Atlanta | Chosewood Park BeltLine Access Quick Win
  37. Substack Announcement
  38. Atlanta | Cherokee Ave Quick Win
  39. Newsletter | November 2025
  40. YouTube | Georgia Tech Multimodal Infrastructure
  41. Raleigh | Northern ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Crabtree Valley
  42. Providence First Impressions
  43. YouTube | Oct 2025 Centennial Yards Progress
  44. Newsletter | October 2025
  45. YouTube | 2025 Raleigh Drone Tour
  46. Raleigh | InPhilDesigns | Union Park
  47. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress
  48. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine NWT Progress
  49. Newsletter | September 2025
  50. YouTube | Summer 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  51. YouTube | August 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress
  52. Newsletter | August 2025
  53. YouTube | July 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  54. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Alpharetta
  55. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine WST New Segment Ride Along
  56. Atlanta | ChoseLine
  57. Newsletter | July 2025
  58. Raleigh | North ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Old Raleigh Village & Glenlake
  59. YouTube | June 2025 SE BeltLine Construction Progress
  60. Newsletter | June 2025
  61. YouTube | May 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  62. YouTube | Southeast BeltLine Construction Progress
  63. YouTube | 1072 W Peachtree
  64. Newsletter | May 2025
  65. YouTube | 2025 Q1 Drone Tour
  66. Happy 404 Day!
  67. Newsletter | April 2025
  68. YouTube | Georgia Tech Bike Infrastructure
  69. YouTube | The Spur Trail
  70. Newsletter | March 2025
  71. YouTube | NW BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  72. YouTube | Westside BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  73. YouTube | BeltLine Ride Along
  74. YouTube | Woodall Rail Trail
  75. Newsletter | Feb 2025
  76. ATL Snow Photo and Drone Gallery
  77. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 6: Ensuring Success
  78. Newsletter | Jan 2025
  79. Top 10 of 2024
  80. YouTube | 2024 Drone Tour Compilation
  81. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 5: Timeline and Economics
  82. YouTube | Beltline Southside Trail Construction Progress
  83. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 4: Equity
  84. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 3: Congestion
  85. YouTube | December 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  86. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 2: Connectivity
  87. YouTube | Beltline Southeast Trail Construction Progress
  88. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 1: Density
  89. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail Extension Ride Along
  90. Newsletter | December 2024
  91. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail Extension Ride Along
  92. Boston | Everything I Remember and More
  93. Newsletter | November 2024
  94. Raleigh | Suburban Spotlight – Wendell
  95. Savannah | Photo and Drone Tour
  96. Atlanta | Sights from a Sunday Stroll
  97. Newsletter | October 2024
  98. Atlanta | Streets Alive Ride Along – September
  99. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Trilith
  100. YouTube | Summer 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  101. Newsletter | September 2024
  102. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Bandwith / UNC Rex
  103. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Woodstock
  104. Raleigh | YouTube | 4K Done Tour
  105. Newsletter | August 2024
  106. Atlanta – Sights and Insights from the “Bowl” of the Beltline
  107. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Chapel Hill Rd
  108. YouTube | Exploring Tampa Bay Pt 1 – Tampa
  109. Newsletter | July 2024
  110. Raleigh | Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Western Blvd
  111. YouTube | LA Photo Tour
  112. YouTube | Nashville Drone Tour
  113. Newsletter | June 2024
  114. Atlanta | Fixing our Bill Kennedy Way Problem
  115. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour – May 2024
  116. Cincy | Thoughts from CNU 32
  117. YouTube | Cincinnati Drone Tour
  118. Newsletter | May 2024
  119. Podcast Feature | DirtNC Podcast
  120. Atlanta | Atlanta, I’m Home
  121. Atlanta | Thoughts from a 20 mile ride around the City
  122. Atlanta | Happy 404 Day Photo Album
  123. Newsletter | April 2024
  124. InPhil Designs | Raleigh | Ten is Better Than One
  125. YouTube | San Francisco Photo Tour
  126. Newsletter | March 2024
  127. Urban Spaces | Triangle | Transformations Block by Block
  128. Newsletter | Feb 2024
  129. Housing | Raleigh | TBJ TOD Feature
  130. YouTube | Atlanta | Beltline Night Ride
  131. Newsletter | Jan 2024
  132. Top 10 of 2023
  133. YouTube | Atlanta | Ride Through Atlanta
  134. YouTube | Atlanta | Atlanta Night Ride
  135. YouTube | Wendell Falls Dec 2023 Updates
  136. YouTube | Houston | First Visit
  137. YouTube | Raleigh | Development over the years
  138. Transit | Raleigh | New Bern TOD
  139. Podcast | Atlanta | ThreadATL Podcast
  140. YouTube | Atlanta | Eastside Beltline Tour
  141. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Burlington
  142. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Siler City
  143. Housing | Raleigh | 2023 Parade of Homes
  144. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Pittsboro
  145. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Sanford
  146. Housing | Raleigh | 30 Unit Community
  147. YouTube | Atlanta | MLK Bike Lane Drone Tour
  148. YouTube | DC | Traveling to DC
  149. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Smithfield and Selma
  150. Housing | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Missing Middle Pipeline
  151. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Arena / Stadium Site
  152. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Goldsboro
  153. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Wilson
  154. YouTube | Atlanta | 4K Skyline Drone Tour
  155. YouTube | Raleigh | Most Insane Intersections in Raleigh
  156. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Rocky Mount
  157. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Henderson
  158. YouTube | The Most Insane Intersections in Atlanta
  159. Housing | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities
  160. YouTube | Raleigh Drone Tour
  161. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour
  162. YouTube | Charlotte Drone Tour
  163. Transit | Transit Follows Density
  164. Transit | Raleigh | Raleigh Northern Arc BRT
  165. YouTube | Pacific Coast Highway
  166. YouTube | Charlotte | Charlotte Car Free Journey
  167. YouTube | Raleigh | Raleigh Rising Crane Watch
  168. YouTube | Greenville | Greenville First Impressions
  169. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Visualizing Charlotte’s Growth
  170. Accessibility | Raleigh | Maps Don’t Lie: Raleigh Grocery
  171. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Visualizing Raleigh’s Growth
  172. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Recap
  173. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Preview
  174. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Visualizing Atlanta’s Growth
  175. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Atlanta’s Skyline from Different Vantage Points
  176. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh I’m Concerned
  177. Reconnecting Communities | Southern Freeway Removals *
  178. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Repairing the Mistake of I-277 **
  179. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General
  180. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Sights From a Car Free Day in Atlanta
  181. Accessibility | Raleigh | The most Ridiculous Intersections around Raleigh
  182. Housing | Car Free Living Part 1 *
  183. Housing | Car Free Living Part 2 *
  184. Housing | Car Free Living Part 3 *
  185. Transit | Atlanta | MARTA Fantasy Map
  186. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: East Atlanta Boulevard
  187. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | East Atlanta Blvd **Urbanize Atlanta
  188. Urban Spaces | Durham | Northgate Mall Vision
  189. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Making the Case for Car Free Weekends in Glenwood South
  190. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: West Atlanta Interim Plan
  191. Accessibility | Raleigh City of Raleigh Quickly Implementing Approved Traffic Changes
  192. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: Langford Pkwy
  193. Housing | Cities Need Housing for All*
  194. Reconnecting Communities | Nashville | Reconnecting Communities: Nashville
  195. Housing | House Floor Plans
  196. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Puny Grid System
  197. Urban Spaces | St Pete | Why don’t we talk about St Pete
  198. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Trails over Rails and the Artery
  199. Connections | Raleigh | Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part 3
  200. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Central Prison Plan
  201. Connections | Raleigh |Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part Four – North
  202. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Safe Streets
  203. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal
  204. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal**
  205. Connections | Raleigh | North Hills Plan
  206. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Underused Space Plan
  207. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Knightdale Downtown North
  208. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Money Shot
  209. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Wendell’s 2030 Plan
  210. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Things Wendell must get right
  211. Connections | Raleigh | Raleigh Cycle Audit 1
  212. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Reconnecting Communities: Charlotte
  213. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Camden Rd People Centered Design
  214. Public Outreach | Wendell | Wendell Development Map
  215. Roads | Raleigh | I-40 RTP
  216. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Trail System
  217. Accessibility | Wendell | Reimagining Wendell Falls Pkwy
  218. Transit | Raleigh | Triangle Transit Plan
  219. 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.