Barbacena in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barbacena in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarbacenaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barbacena plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barbacena's incremental SNDi rose from 3.22 to 4.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barbacena ranked 31st out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 244th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in Brazil
276th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
41st of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in Brazil
244th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
31st of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarbacenaIdo EkitiMinquan

In new street additions, Barbacena and Ido Ekiti both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Minquan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Barbacena and Ido Ekiti both became progressively more disconnected, while Minquan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Barbacena and Ido Ekiti have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.