Teixeira de Freitas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Teixeira de Freitas in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Teixeira de FreitasBahia (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Teixeira de Freitas plotted against Bahia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Teixeira de Freitas's incremental SNDi rose from 1.76 to 2.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Teixeira de Freitas ranked 5th out of 22 cities in Bahia and 67th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Brazil
61st of 365
Rank in Bahia
4th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.73
Rank in Brazil
67th of 365
Rank in Bahia
5th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Teixeira de FreitasJoao TevesSan Juan del Rio

In new street additions, Teixeira de Freitas and João Teves both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while San Juan del Río built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.