Posadas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Posadas in context

1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PosadasMisiones (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Posadas plotted against Misiones and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Posadas's incremental SNDi rose from 1.68 to 1.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Posadas ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Misiones and 46th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Argentina
35th of 77
Rank in Misiones
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Argentina
46th of 77
Rank in Misiones
2nd of 4

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
PosadasKebumenLuliang

In new street additions, Posadas and Lüliang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kebumen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.