Sault Ste. Marie: city in Ontario, 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 Sault Ste. Marie as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.76, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.7, 4.96, 8.93 and 4.64. Street construction in Sault Ste. Marie 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 Sault Ste. Marie spans a total of 434 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.7, 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 1.7, 1.71, 1.75 and 1.76. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sault Ste. Marie has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.01 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Sault Ste. Marie and Ontario follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sault Ste. Marie fare in comparison to others in Ontario? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sault Ste. Marie was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 20 cities in Ontario. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ontario, street construction in Sault Ste. Marie has become more disconnected. Sault Ste. Marie ranked 13th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Sault Ste. Marie and Canada do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sault Ste. Marie peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Canada rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sault Ste. Marie fare in comparison to others in Canada? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sault Ste. Marie was the 10th-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 Sault Ste. Marie has become more disconnected. Sault Ste. Marie ranked 28th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Sault Ste. Marie and Ontario follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sault Ste. Marie is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 20 cities in Ontario. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ontario, the street network in Sault Ste. Marie has become more connected. Sault Ste. Marie ranked 13th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
Sault Ste. Marie and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sault Ste. Marie is the 37th-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 Sault Ste. Marie has become more connected. Sault Ste. Marie ranked 28th in 1975, 36th in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 37th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sault Ste. Marie had a built-up area of 39.4 square kilometers, and a population of 70013 people.
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