Río Cuarto in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rio Cuarto 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
Rio CuartoCordoba (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Río Cuarto plotted against Córdoba and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Río Cuarto's incremental SNDi rose from 1.65 to 1.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Río Cuarto ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Córdoba and 41st out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Argentina
44th of 77
Rank in Córdoba
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.54
Rank in Argentina
41st of 77
Rank in Córdoba
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Rio CuartoMagwayFengxian

In new street additions, Río Cuarto and Magway both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fengxian built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Río Cuarto and Fengxian both became progressively more disconnected, while Magway grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Río Cuarto and Fengxian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.