Victoria: city in British Columbia, Canada
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Victoria as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.36, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.05, 3.38, 4.31 and 4.15. Street construction in Victoria increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Victoria spans a total of 979 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.05, which is relatively well-connected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 2.05, 2.3, 2.33 and 2.36. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Victoria has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.25 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Victoria and British Columbia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Victoria peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in British Columbia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Victoria fare in comparison to others in British Columbia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Victoria was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in British Columbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Victoria ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Victoria and Canada do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Victoria peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Canada rose steadily.
How do development practices in Victoria fare in comparison to others in Canada? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Victoria was the 17th-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Canada, street construction in Victoria has become more disconnected. Victoria ranked 18th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
Victoria and British Columbia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Victoria is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in British Columbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in British Columbia, the street network in Victoria has become more connected. Victoria ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Victoria and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Victoria is the 20th-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Canada, the street network in Victoria has become more connected. Victoria ranked 18th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Victoria had a built-up area of 67.56 square kilometers, and a population of 227670 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: