Juiz de Fora in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Juiz de Fora in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Juiz de ForaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Juiz de Fora plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Juiz de Fora 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, Juiz de Fora's incremental SNDi rose from 5.68 to 6.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Juiz de Fora ranked 49th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 348th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.58
Rank in Brazil
349th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
48th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.46
Rank in Brazil
348th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
49th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Juiz de ForaZhujiQujing

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