Río Piedras [San Juan]: city in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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 Río Piedras [San Juan] as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.51, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.56, 7.9, 9.91 and 10.47. In each period, new street development in Río Piedras [San Juan] steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 3.34 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.56.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Río Piedras [San Juan] spans a total of 4417 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.56, which is highly disconnected.
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 4.56, 5.33, 5.47 and 5.51. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Río Piedras [San Juan] has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.77 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Río Piedras [San Juan] and San Juan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Río Piedras [San Juan] rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in San Juan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Río Piedras [San Juan] fare in comparison to others in San Juan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Río Piedras [San Juan] was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San Juan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Río Piedras [San Juan] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Río Piedras [San Juan] and Puerto Rico 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 Río Piedras [San Juan] fare in comparison to others in Puerto Rico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Río Piedras [San Juan] was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Puerto Rico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Puerto Rico, street construction in Río Piedras [San Juan] has become more connected. Río Piedras [San Juan] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Río Piedras [San Juan] and San Juan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Río Piedras [San Juan] is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San Juan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Río Piedras [San Juan] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Río Piedras [San Juan] and Puerto Rico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Río Piedras [San Juan] is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Puerto Rico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Puerto Rico, the street network in Río Piedras [San Juan] has become more connected. Río Piedras [San Juan] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Río Piedras [San Juan] had a built-up area of 251.25 square kilometers, and a population of 969579 people.
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