Raleigh: 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 Raleigh as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.57, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.11, 6.06, 6.27 and 5.59. Street construction in Raleigh 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 Raleigh spans a total of 1932 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.11, 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 3.11, 4.11, 4.48 and 4.57. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Raleigh has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.09.
Raleigh 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 Raleigh fare in comparison to others in North Carolina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Raleigh was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in North Carolina, street construction in Raleigh has become more connected. Raleigh ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Raleigh 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 Raleigh fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Raleigh was the 123rd-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 Raleigh has become more connected. Raleigh ranked 86th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 101st in 1991-2000 and 123rd in 2001-2014.
Raleigh 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, Raleigh is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Raleigh ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Raleigh 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, Raleigh is the 45th-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 Raleigh has become more disconnected. Raleigh ranked 86th in 1975, 60th in 1976-1990, 45th in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Raleigh had a built-up area of 106.02 square kilometers, and a population of 278581 people.
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