Patos de Minas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Patos de Minas in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Patos de MinasMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Patos de Minas plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Patos de Minas 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, Patos de Minas's incremental SNDi rose from 1.95 to 2.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Patos de Minas ranked 13th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 99th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in Brazil
124th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
14th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Brazil
99th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
13th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Patos de MinasCollege StationNouadhibou

In new street additions, Patos de Minas and College Station both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nouadhibou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Patos de Minas and College Station both became progressively more disconnected, while Nouadhibou fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Patos de Minas had a more connected network than Nouadhibou in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.