Zárate in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zarate in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZarateBuenos Aires (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zárate plotted against Buenos Aires and Argentina. While Buenos Aires and Argentina both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Zárate's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Zárate's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zárate ranked 17th out of 18 cities in Buenos Aires and 66th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Argentina
69th of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
16th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in Argentina
66th of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
17th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZarateTouboroVacaville

Zárate, Touboro, and Vacaville all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Zárate and Vacaville both became progressively more disconnected, while Touboro fluctuated in connectivity. Zárate and Touboro have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.