Ituiutaba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ituiutaba 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
ItuiutabaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ituiutaba plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Ituiutaba 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, Ituiutaba's incremental SNDi rose from 1.37 to 1.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ituiutaba ranked 1st out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 6th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in Brazil
31st of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
4th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.3
Rank in Brazil
6th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
1st of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItuiutabaSenapatiLuiza

In new street additions, Ituiutaba and Luiza both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Senapati fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ituiutaba and Luiza both became progressively more disconnected, while Senapati became progressively more disconnected. Ituiutaba and Luiza have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.