Fayetteville: city in North Carolina, 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 Fayetteville as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.18, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.31, 6.28, 8.62 and 7.3. Street construction in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville spans a total of 1114 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.31, 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 4.31, 4.94, 5.1 and 5.18. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Fayetteville has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.63 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Fayetteville and North Carolina 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 Fayetteville fare in comparison to others in North Carolina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fayetteville was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in North Carolina, street construction in Fayetteville has become more disconnected. Fayetteville ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fayetteville was the 41st-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, street construction in Fayetteville has become more connected. Fayetteville ranked 28th in 1975, 40th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
Fayetteville and North Carolina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Fayetteville is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Fayetteville ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Fayetteville 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, Fayetteville is the 20th-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 Fayetteville has become more disconnected. Fayetteville ranked 28th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Fayetteville had a built-up area of 76.08 square kilometers, and a population of 115034 people.
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