Necochea in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Necochea in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NecocheaBuenos Aires (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Necochea plotted against Buenos Aires and Argentina. While Buenos Aires and Argentina both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Necochea's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Necochea's incremental SNDi rose from 1.56 to 1.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Necochea ranked 10th out of 18 cities in Buenos Aires and 21st out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Argentina
26th of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
7th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.32
Rank in Argentina
21st of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
10th of 18

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NecocheaSiedlceAba El Waqf

In new street additions, Necochea fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Siedlce built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Aba El Waqf fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Necochea and Siedlce both became progressively more disconnected, while Aba El Waqf became progressively more connected. Necochea and Siedlce have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.