Kansas City: city in Missouri, 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 Kansas City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.2, 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 2.33, 3.69, 5.43 and 5.21. Street construction in Kansas City 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 Kansas City spans a total of 10629 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.33, 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 2.33, 2.83, 3.12 and 3.2. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kansas City has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Kansas City and Missouri 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 Kansas City fare in comparison to others in Missouri? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kansas City was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Missouri. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Missouri, street construction in Kansas City has become more connected. Kansas City ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Kansas City 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 Kansas City fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kansas City was the 152nd-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 Kansas City has become more disconnected. Kansas City ranked 162nd in 1975, 221st in 1976-1990, 162nd in 1991-2000 and 152nd in 2001-2014.
Kansas City and Missouri follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kansas City is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Missouri. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kansas City ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Kansas City 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, Kansas City is the 142nd-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, the street network in Kansas City has become more disconnected. Kansas City ranked 162nd in 1975, 155th in 1976-1990, 142nd in 1991-2000 and 142nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kansas City had a built-up area of 700.81 square kilometers, and a population of 1129297 people.
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