Salt Lake City: city in Utah, 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 Salt Lake City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.32, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.19, 4.71, 4.51 and 4.03. Street construction in Salt Lake City increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Salt Lake City spans a total of 5787 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.19, 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 4.19, 4.32, 4.33 and 4.32. The aggregate street network in Salt Lake City increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Salt Lake City and Utah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Salt Lake City peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Utah peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Salt Lake City fare in comparison to others in Utah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Salt Lake City was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Utah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Utah, street construction in Salt Lake City has become more connected. Salt Lake City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Salt Lake City and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Salt Lake City peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Salt Lake City fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Salt Lake City was the 242nd-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 Salt Lake City has become more connected. Salt Lake City ranked 32nd in 1975, 142nd in 1976-1990, 222nd in 1991-2000 and 242nd in 2001-2014.
Salt Lake City and Utah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Salt Lake City peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Utah rose steadily.
To date, Salt Lake City is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Utah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Salt Lake City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Salt Lake City and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Salt Lake City peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States rose steadily.
To date, Salt Lake City is the 55th-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 Salt Lake City has become more connected. Salt Lake City ranked 32nd in 1975, 45th in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Salt Lake City had a built-up area of 375.0 square kilometers, and a population of 972714 people.
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