Flint: city in Michigan, 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 Flint as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.95, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.63, 4.54, 7.3 and 4.51. Street construction in Flint 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 Flint spans a total of 1540 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.63, 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 1.63, 1.89, 1.94 and 1.95. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Flint 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 0.01.
Flint and Michigan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Flint peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Michigan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Flint fare in comparison to others in Michigan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Flint was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Michigan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Michigan, street construction in Flint has become more connected. Flint ranked 7th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Flint 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 Flint fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Flint was the 207th-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 Flint has become more disconnected. Flint ranked 253rd in 1975, 156th in 1976-1990, 54th in 1991-2000 and 207th in 2001-2014.
Flint and Michigan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Flint is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Michigan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Michigan, the street network in Flint has become more connected. Flint ranked 7th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Flint 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, Flint is the 268th-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 Flint has become more connected. Flint ranked 253rd in 1975, 266th in 1976-1990, 268th in 1991-2000 and 268th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Flint had a built-up area of 102.26 square kilometers, and a population of 144648 people.
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