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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 | October 2026
  2. Raleigh | Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Midtown
  3. Raleigh | Northern ARC BRT Station Area Planning – North Hills
  4. YouTube | 2026 Atlanta Drone Tour Pt 2
  5. YouTube | 2026 Charlotte Drone Tour
  6. Newsletter | September 2026
  7. YouTube | 2026 Atlanta Drone Tour Pt 1
  8. Netherlands | Rural Riding and Lasting Takeaways
  9. YouTube | Centennial Yards Post World Cup
  10. Raleigh | 2026 Drone Tour
  11. Newsletter | August 2026
  12. Netherlands | Amsterdam
  13. Newsletter | July 2026
  14. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine Full Tour
  15. Atlanta | InPhil Designs | Atlanta Penitentiary Site
  16. Netherlands | Utrecht
  17. Netherlands | Rotterdam
  18. Newsletter | June 2026
  19. Netherlands | Houten
  20. Newsletter | May 2026
  21. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine NW Trail Progress – April 2026
  22. Takeaways From a Week in The Netherlands
  23. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress – April 2026
  24. Atlanta | Happy 404 Day, Atlanta
  25. Newsletter | April 2026
  26. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress – March 2026
  27. Atlanta | InPhil Designs | BOULEVARDxMemorial
  28. Newsletter | March 2026
  29. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress – Feb 2026
  30. Newsletter | Feb 2026
  31. Atlanta | Englewood Blvd Safe Street Quick Win
  32. InPhil Designs – Raleigh – Triangle Town Center
  33. Newsletter | Jan 2026
  34. The Urban Connector Top 10 of 2025
  35. YouTube | Dec 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  36. YouTube | Dec Centennial Yards Progress
  37. YouTube | Dec Southside BeltLine Progress
  38. Newsletter | December 2025
  39. Atlanta | Chosewood Park BeltLine Access Quick Win
  40. Substack Announcement
  41. Atlanta | Cherokee Ave Quick Win
  42. Newsletter | November 2025
  43. YouTube | Georgia Tech Multimodal Infrastructure
  44. Raleigh | Northern ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Crabtree Valley
  45. Providence First Impressions
  46. YouTube | Oct 2025 Centennial Yards Progress
  47. Newsletter | October 2025
  48. YouTube | 2025 Raleigh Drone Tour
  49. Raleigh | InPhilDesigns | Union Park
  50. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SE Trail Progress
  51. YouTube | Sept 2025 Atlanta BeltLine NWT Progress
  52. Newsletter | September 2025
  53. YouTube | Summer 2025 Atlanta Drone Tour
  54. YouTube | August 2025 Atlanta BeltLine SST Progress
  55. Newsletter | August 2025
  56. YouTube | July 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  57. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Alpharetta
  58. YouTube | Atlanta BeltLine WST New Segment Ride Along
  59. Atlanta | ChoseLine
  60. Newsletter | July 2025
  61. Raleigh | North ARC BRT Station Area Planning – Old Raleigh Village & Glenlake
  62. YouTube | June 2025 SE BeltLine Construction Progress
  63. Newsletter | June 2025
  64. YouTube | May 2025 Centennial Yards Construction Progress
  65. YouTube | Southeast BeltLine Construction Progress
  66. YouTube | 1072 W Peachtree
  67. Newsletter | May 2025
  68. YouTube | 2025 Q1 Drone Tour
  69. Happy 404 Day!
  70. Newsletter | April 2025
  71. YouTube | Georgia Tech Bike Infrastructure
  72. YouTube | The Spur Trail
  73. Newsletter | March 2025
  74. YouTube | NW BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  75. YouTube | Westside BeltLine Extension Construction Progress
  76. YouTube | BeltLine Ride Along
  77. YouTube | Woodall Rail Trail
  78. Newsletter | Feb 2025
  79. ATL Snow Photo and Drone Gallery
  80. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 6: Ensuring Success
  81. Newsletter | Jan 2025
  82. Top 10 of 2024
  83. YouTube | 2024 Drone Tour Compilation
  84. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 5: Timeline and Economics
  85. YouTube | Beltline Southside Trail Construction Progress
  86. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 4: Equity
  87. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 3: Congestion
  88. YouTube | December 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  89. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 2: Connectivity
  90. YouTube | Beltline Southeast Trail Construction Progress
  91. Atlanta | Beltline Rail Part 1: Density
  92. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail Extension Ride Along
  93. Newsletter | December 2024
  94. YouTube | Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail Extension Ride Along
  95. Boston | Everything I Remember and More
  96. Newsletter | November 2024
  97. Raleigh | Suburban Spotlight – Wendell
  98. Savannah | Photo and Drone Tour
  99. Atlanta | Sights from a Sunday Stroll
  100. Newsletter | October 2024
  101. Atlanta | Streets Alive Ride Along – September
  102. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Trilith
  103. YouTube | Summer 2024 Atlanta Drone Tour
  104. Newsletter | September 2024
  105. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Bandwith / UNC Rex
  106. Atlanta | Suburban Spotlight – Woodstock
  107. Raleigh | YouTube | 4K Done Tour
  108. Newsletter | August 2024
  109. Atlanta – Sights and Insights from the “Bowl” of the Beltline
  110. Raleigh – Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Chapel Hill Rd
  111. YouTube | Exploring Tampa Bay Pt 1 – Tampa
  112. Newsletter | July 2024
  113. Raleigh | Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Western Blvd
  114. YouTube | LA Photo Tour
  115. YouTube | Nashville Drone Tour
  116. Newsletter | June 2024
  117. Atlanta | Fixing our Bill Kennedy Way Problem
  118. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour – May 2024
  119. Cincy | Thoughts from CNU 32
  120. YouTube | Cincinnati Drone Tour
  121. Newsletter | May 2024
  122. Podcast Feature | DirtNC Podcast
  123. Atlanta | Atlanta, I’m Home
  124. Atlanta | Thoughts from a 20 mile ride around the City
  125. Atlanta | Happy 404 Day Photo Album
  126. Newsletter | April 2024
  127. InPhil Designs | Raleigh | Ten is Better Than One
  128. YouTube | San Francisco Photo Tour
  129. Newsletter | March 2024
  130. Urban Spaces | Triangle | Transformations Block by Block
  131. Newsletter | Feb 2024
  132. Housing | Raleigh | TBJ TOD Feature
  133. YouTube | Atlanta | Beltline Night Ride
  134. Newsletter | Jan 2024
  135. Top 10 of 2023
  136. YouTube | Atlanta | Ride Through Atlanta
  137. YouTube | Atlanta | Atlanta Night Ride
  138. YouTube | Wendell Falls Dec 2023 Updates
  139. YouTube | Houston | First Visit
  140. YouTube | Raleigh | Development over the years
  141. Transit | Raleigh | New Bern TOD
  142. Podcast | Atlanta | ThreadATL Podcast
  143. YouTube | Atlanta | Eastside Beltline Tour
  144. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Burlington
  145. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Siler City
  146. Housing | Raleigh | 2023 Parade of Homes
  147. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Pittsboro
  148. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Sanford
  149. Housing | Raleigh | 30 Unit Community
  150. YouTube | Atlanta | MLK Bike Lane Drone Tour
  151. YouTube | DC | Traveling to DC
  152. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Smithfield and Selma
  153. Housing | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Missing Middle Pipeline
  154. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Arena / Stadium Site
  155. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Goldsboro
  156. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Wilson
  157. YouTube | Atlanta | 4K Skyline Drone Tour
  158. YouTube | Raleigh | Most Insane Intersections in Raleigh
  159. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Rocky Mount
  160. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities | Henderson
  161. YouTube | The Most Insane Intersections in Atlanta
  162. Housing | Future of Triangle Fringe Cities
  163. YouTube | Raleigh Drone Tour
  164. YouTube | Atlanta Drone Tour
  165. YouTube | Charlotte Drone Tour
  166. Transit | Transit Follows Density
  167. Transit | Raleigh | Raleigh Northern Arc BRT
  168. YouTube | Pacific Coast Highway
  169. YouTube | Charlotte | Charlotte Car Free Journey
  170. YouTube | Raleigh | Raleigh Rising Crane Watch
  171. YouTube | Greenville | Greenville First Impressions
  172. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Visualizing Charlotte’s Growth
  173. Accessibility | Raleigh | Maps Don’t Lie: Raleigh Grocery
  174. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Visualizing Raleigh’s Growth
  175. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Recap
  176. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | CNU 31 Preview
  177. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Visualizing Atlanta’s Growth
  178. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Atlanta’s Skyline from Different Vantage Points
  179. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh I’m Concerned
  180. Reconnecting Communities | Southern Freeway Removals *
  181. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Repairing the Mistake of I-277 **
  182. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General
  183. Urban Spaces | Atlanta | Sights From a Car Free Day in Atlanta
  184. Accessibility | Raleigh | The most Ridiculous Intersections around Raleigh
  185. Housing | Car Free Living Part 1 *
  186. Housing | Car Free Living Part 2 *
  187. Housing | Car Free Living Part 3 *
  188. Transit | Atlanta | MARTA Fantasy Map
  189. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: East Atlanta Boulevard
  190. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | East Atlanta Blvd **Urbanize Atlanta
  191. Urban Spaces | Durham | Northgate Mall Vision
  192. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Making the Case for Car Free Weekends in Glenwood South
  193. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: West Atlanta Interim Plan
  194. Accessibility | Raleigh City of Raleigh Quickly Implementing Approved Traffic Changes
  195. Reconnecting Communities | Atlanta | Reconnecting Communities: Langford Pkwy
  196. Housing | Cities Need Housing for All*
  197. Reconnecting Communities | Nashville | Reconnecting Communities: Nashville
  198. Housing | House Floor Plans
  199. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Puny Grid System
  200. Urban Spaces | St Pete | Why don’t we talk about St Pete
  201. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Trails over Rails and the Artery
  202. Connections | Raleigh | Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part 3
  203. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Central Prison Plan
  204. Connections | Raleigh |Connecting Downtown Raleigh Part Four – North
  205. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Safe Streets
  206. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal
  207. Reconnecting Communities | Durham | Durham Freeway Removal**
  208. Connections | Raleigh | North Hills Plan
  209. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh Underused Space Plan
  210. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Knightdale Downtown North
  211. Urban Spaces | Raleigh | Raleigh’s Money Shot
  212. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Wendell’s 2030 Plan
  213. Public Outreach | Wendell | Opinion: Things Wendell must get right
  214. Connections | Raleigh | Raleigh Cycle Audit 1
  215. Reconnecting Communities | Charlotte | Reconnecting Communities: Charlotte
  216. Urban Spaces | Charlotte | Camden Rd People Centered Design
  217. Public Outreach | Wendell | Wendell Development Map
  218. Roads | Raleigh | I-40 RTP
  219. Accessibility | Wendell | Wendell Falls Trail System
  220. Accessibility | Wendell | Reimagining Wendell Falls Pkwy
  221. Transit | Raleigh | Triangle Transit Plan
  222. 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.