Caleta Olivia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Caleta Olivia 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
Caleta OliviaSanta Cruz (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Caleta Olivia plotted against Santa Cruz and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Caleta Olivia's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 1.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Caleta Olivia ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Santa Cruz and 16th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.64
Rank in Argentina
25th of 77
Rank in Santa Cruz
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.24
Rank in Argentina
16th of 77
Rank in Santa Cruz
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Caleta OliviaJalaquduqKwa Ibo

Caleta Olivia, Jalaquduq, and Kwa Ibo all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.