Midland: 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 Midland as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.02, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.29, 1.29, 5.35 and 2.87. Street construction in Midland 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 Midland spans a total of 765 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.29, 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 0.29, 0.85, 0.95 and 1.02. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Midland has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.55 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.07.
Midland and Texas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Midland peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Texas rose steadily.
How do development practices in Midland fare in comparison to others in Texas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Midland was the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Texas, street construction in Midland has become more disconnected. Midland ranked 26th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.
Midland 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 Midland fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Midland was the 286th-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 Midland has become more disconnected. Midland ranked 314th in 1975, 310th in 1976-1990, 169th in 1991-2000 and 286th in 2001-2014.
Midland and Texas follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Midland is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Texas, the street network in Midland has become more disconnected. Midland ranked 26th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.
Midland 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, Midland is the 308th-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 Midland has become more disconnected. Midland ranked 314th in 1975, 310th in 1976-1990, 309th in 1991-2000 and 308th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Midland had a built-up area of 42.86 square kilometers, and a population of 93477 people.
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