Atascocita: city in Texas, 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 Atascocita as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.35, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.12, 4.64, 4.69 and 6.49. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Atascocita fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Atascocita spans a total of 336 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.64, 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 5.12, 4.69, 4.68 and 5.35. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Atascocita has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Atascocita and Texas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Atascocita was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Texas rose steadily.
How do development practices in Atascocita fare in comparison to others in Texas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Atascocita was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Texas, street construction in Atascocita has become more connected. Atascocita ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Atascocita and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Atascocita was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Atascocita fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Atascocita was the 69th-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 Atascocita has become more connected. Atascocita ranked 11th in 1975, 150th in 1976-1990, 215th in 1991-2000 and 69th in 2001-2014.
Atascocita and Texas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Atascocita was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Texas rose steadily.
To date, Atascocita is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Atascocita ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Atascocita and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Atascocita was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States rose steadily.
To date, Atascocita is the 18th-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 Atascocita has become more connected. Atascocita ranked 11th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Atascocita had a built-up area of 22.82 square kilometers, and a population of 55817 people.
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