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