Itajubá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Itajuba in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItajubaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Itajubá plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Itajubá's incremental SNDi rose from 3.16 to 4.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Itajubá ranked 26th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 209th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.27
Rank in Brazil
273rd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
40th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Brazil
209th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
26th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItajubaQalat SalehSiguatepeque

In new street additions, Itajubá fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Qalat Saleh built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Siguatepeque built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Itajubá and Siguatepeque both became progressively more disconnected, while Qalat Saleh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Itajubá had a more connected network than Qalat Saleh in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.