Araguari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Araguari 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
AraguariMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Araguari plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Araguari rose steadily, compared to Minas Gerais which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Araguari's incremental SNDi rose from 1.68 to 1.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Araguari ranked 5th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 34th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in Brazil
51st of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
5th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.5
Rank in Brazil
34th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
5th of 49

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
AraguariBikramganjKele

Araguari, Bikramganj, and Kele all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Araguari and Bikramganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.