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