Fortaleza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fortaleza in context

22.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FortalezaCeara (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fortaleza plotted against Ceará and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fortaleza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 3.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fortaleza ranked 6th out of 10 cities in Ceará and 168th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in Brazil
176th of 365
Rank in Ceará
9th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Brazil
168th of 365
Rank in Ceará
6th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FortalezaUrumqiKunming

Fortaleza, Ürümqi, and Kunming all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.