Linhares in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Linhares in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinharesEspirito Santo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Linhares plotted against Espírito Santo and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Linhares's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 3.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Linhares ranked 3rd out of 11 cities in Espírito Santo and 174th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in Brazil
168th of 365
Rank in Espírito Santo
4th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Brazil
174th of 365
Rank in Espírito Santo
3rd of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinharesLongjiangZipaquira

In new street additions, Linhares and Zipaquirá both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Longjiang built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Linhares and Longjiang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.