Montero in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Montero 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
MonteroSanta Cruz (Region)Bolivia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Montero plotted against Santa Cruz and Bolivia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Montero's incremental SNDi rose from 1.42 to 1.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Montero ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Santa Cruz and 2nd out of 13 in Bolivia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Bolivia
3rd of 13
Rank in Santa Cruz
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.42
Rank in Bolivia
2nd of 13
Rank in Santa Cruz
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MonteroTuxpamLucheng

In new street additions, Montero and Túxpam both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lucheng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Montero and Túxpam both became progressively more disconnected, while Lucheng became progressively more connected. Montero and Túxpam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.