Planaltina in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Planaltina in context

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PlanaltinaGoias (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Planaltina plotted against Goiás and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Planaltina 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, Planaltina's incremental SNDi rose from 1.89 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Planaltina ranked 12th out of 17 cities in Goiás as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Goiás
12th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Goiás
12th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PlanaltinaBusiaJangdeung-ri

While Busia and Jangdeung-ri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Planaltina built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Planaltina and Jangdeung-ri both became progressively more disconnected, while Busia fluctuated in connectivity. Planaltina and Busia have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.