Sorriso in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sorriso 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
SorrisoMato Grosso (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sorriso plotted against Mato Grosso and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Sorriso peaked in 1976-1990, 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, Sorriso's incremental SNDi fell from 1.58 to 1.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sorriso ranked 1st out of 9 cities in Mato Grosso and 43rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.57
Rank in Brazil
9th of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
1st of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Brazil
43rd of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
1st of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SorrisoHirakudBoysun

In new street additions, Sorriso built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Hirakud built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Boysun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.