Pinheiro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pinheiro in context

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
PinheiroMaranhao (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pinheiro plotted against Maranhão and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pinheiro's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pinheiro ranked 8th out of 11 cities in Maranhão and 163rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Brazil
166th of 365
Rank in Maranhão
9th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in Brazil
163rd of 365
Rank in Maranhão
8th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PinheiroKotaliparaSabinas

In new street additions, Pinheiro and Sabinas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kotalipara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pinheiro and Sabinas both became progressively more disconnected, while Kotalipara fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Pinheiro had a more connected network than Sabinas in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.