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