Fort Wayne: city in Indiana, United States
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 Fort Wayne as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.92, 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 2.34, 6.26, 7.67 and 7.62. Street construction in Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne spans a total of 1802 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.34, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.34, 2.63, 2.85 and 2.92. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Fort Wayne 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 0.06.
Fort Wayne and Indiana 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 Fort Wayne fare in comparison to others in Indiana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fort Wayne was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Indiana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Indiana, street construction in Fort Wayne has become more disconnected. Fort Wayne ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Fort Wayne and United States 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 Fort Wayne fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fort Wayne was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in United States, street construction in Fort Wayne has become more disconnected. Fort Wayne ranked 160th in 1975, 43rd in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Fort Wayne and Indiana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Fort Wayne is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Indiana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indiana, the street network in Fort Wayne has become more connected. Fort Wayne ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Fort Wayne and United States follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Fort Wayne is the 168th-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in United States, the street network in Fort Wayne has become more connected. Fort Wayne ranked 160th in 1975, 186th in 1976-1990, 169th in 1991-2000 and 168th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Fort Wayne had a built-up area of 139.49 square kilometers, and a population of 202795 people.
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