Cataguases in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cataguases in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CataguasesMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cataguases plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cataguases's incremental SNDi rose from 4.89 to 6.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cataguases ranked 48th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 345th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.95
Rank in Brazil
353rd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
49th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.43
Rank in Brazil
345th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
48th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CataguasesShaoboGangtou

In new street additions, Cataguases fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shaobo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Gangtou built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Cataguases became progressively more disconnected, while Shaobo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Gangtou became progressively more connected. Cataguases and Shaobo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.