Rondonópolis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rondonopolis 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
RondonopolisMato Grosso (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rondonópolis plotted against Mato Grosso and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Rondonópolis rose steadily, compared to Mato Grosso which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rondonópolis's incremental SNDi rose from 1.79 to 1.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rondonópolis ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Mato Grosso and 50th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.92
Rank in Brazil
46th of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.59
Rank in Brazil
50th of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
3rd of 9

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
RondonopolisTambacoundaShamli

In new street additions, Rondonópolis and Tambacounda both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shamli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Rondonópolis and Tambacounda both became progressively more disconnected, while Shamli fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Rondonópolis had a more connected network than Tambacounda in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.