General Roca in context: Street-network sprawl trends

General Roca in context

1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
General RocaRio Negro (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with General Roca plotted against Río Negro and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, General Roca's incremental SNDi rose from 1.72 to 1.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, General Roca ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Río Negro and 44th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Argentina
38th of 77
Rank in Río Negro
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.64
Rank in Argentina
44th of 77
Rank in Río Negro
2nd of 4

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
General RocaAlxa Left BannerNorrkoping

In new street additions, General Roca and Norrköping both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Alxa Left Banner built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, General Roca and Norrköping both became progressively more disconnected, while Alxa Left Banner grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. General Roca and Norrköping have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.