Trindade in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Trindade 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
TrindadeGoias (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Trindade plotted against Goiás and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Trindade 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, Trindade's incremental SNDi rose from 1.61 to 1.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Trindade ranked 8th out of 17 cities in Goiás and 32nd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.89
Rank in Brazil
42nd of 365
Rank in Goiás
10th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.5
Rank in Brazil
32nd of 365
Rank in Goiás
8th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TrindadeTochigiConselheiro Paulino

In new street additions, Trindade and Conselheiro Paulino both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tochigi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Trindade and Conselheiro Paulino both became progressively more disconnected, while Tochigi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Trindade and Conselheiro Paulino have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.