Pouso Alegre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pouso Alegre in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pouso AlegreMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pouso Alegre plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pouso Alegre's incremental SNDi rose from 2.61 to 3.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pouso Alegre ranked 23rd out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 189th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in Brazil
178th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
22nd of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Brazil
189th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
23rd of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pouso AlegreWinnebaIdanre

In new street additions, Pouso Alegre fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Winneba built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Idanre built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Pouso Alegre and Idanre have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.