Goya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goya in context

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoyaCorrientes (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goya plotted against Corrientes and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Goya's incremental SNDi rose from 1.51 to 1.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goya ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Corrientes and 22nd out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.71
Rank in Argentina
30th of 77
Rank in Corrientes
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.32
Rank in Argentina
22nd of 77
Rank in Corrientes
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoyaNgongAl Amerat

In new street additions, Goya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ngong built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Al Amerat built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Goya became progressively more disconnected, while Ngong became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Al Amerat became progressively more connected.