Anápolis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Anapolis 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
AnapolisGoias (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anápolis plotted against Goiás and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Anápolis rose steadily, compared to Goiás which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Anápolis's incremental SNDi rose from 3.05 to 3.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Anápolis ranked 15th out of 17 cities in Goiás and 214th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Brazil
226th of 365
Rank in Goiás
15th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Brazil
214th of 365
Rank in Goiás
15th of 17

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
AnapolisNam DinhHaimen

While Nam Định and Haimen both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Anápolis built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Nam Định and Haimen both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Anápolis became progressively more disconnected. Anápolis and Haimen have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.