Ribeirão das Neves in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ribeirao das Neves in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ribeirao das NevesMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ribeirão das Neves plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Ribeirão das Neves 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, Ribeirão das Neves's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ribeirão das Neves ranked 28th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 218th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in Brazil
230th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
30th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Brazil
218th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
28th 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
Ribeirao das NevesParconaKalchini

In new street additions, Ribeirão das Neves built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Parcona built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kalchini fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ribeirão das Neves became progressively more disconnected, while Parcona grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kalchini fluctuated in connectivity. Ribeirão das Neves and Parcona have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.