Rafaela in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Rafaela in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rafaela plotted against Santa Fe and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rafaela's incremental SNDi rose from 1.46 to 1.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rafaela ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Santa Fe and 26th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.9
- Rank in Argentina
- 41st of 77
- Rank in Santa Fe
- 6th of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.35
- Rank in Argentina
- 26th of 77
- Rank in Santa Fe
- 3rd of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Tangqi, China
- Kaduqli, Sudan
- Avilés, Spain
- Xiongxian, China
- Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Mazgam, Jammu and Kashmir
In new street additions, Rafaela and Tangqi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xiongxian built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rafaela and Xiongxian both became progressively more disconnected, while Tangqi fluctuated in connectivity. Rafaela and Xiongxian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.