Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: city in Québec, 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.02, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.4, 2.98, 4.05 and 5.91. In each period, new street development in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu spans a total of 489 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.4, 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 1.4, 1.7, 1.87 and 2.02. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.3 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.14.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Québec follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu fare in comparison to others in Québec? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Québec. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Québec, street construction in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has become more disconnected. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ranked 6th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu fare in comparison to others in Canada? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was the 5th-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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has become more disconnected. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ranked 38th in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Québec follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Québec. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Québec, the street network in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has become more disconnected. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ranked 6th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is the 26th-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Canada, the street network in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has become more disconnected. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ranked 38th in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu had a built-up area of 28.08 square kilometers, and a population of 69650 people.
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