Cipolletti in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cipolletti plotted against Río Negro and Argentina. The SNDi of new construction in Cipolletti peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Río Negro which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Argentina which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Cipolletti's incremental SNDi fell from 1.99 to 1.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cipolletti ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Río Negro and 58th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• São João da Boa Vista, Brazil
• Yangiyul, Uzbekistan
• Ja`ar, Yemen
• Sifeiya, Sudan
• Prigen, Indonesia
• Magadan, Russia

In new street additions, Cipolletti built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while São João da Boa Vista built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Sifeiya built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Cipolletti grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while São João da Boa Vista became progressively more disconnected and Sifeiya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Cipolletti and São João da Boa Vista have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.