Teófilo Otoni in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Teofilo Otoni in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Teofilo OtoniMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Teófilo Otoni plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Teófilo Otoni 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, Teófilo Otoni's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 3.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Teófilo Otoni ranked 39th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 292nd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in Brazil
238th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
33rd of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Brazil
292nd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
39th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Teofilo OtoniNegeleCua

In new street additions, Teófilo Otoni built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Negele built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Cúa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Teófilo Otoni and Negele both became progressively more disconnected, while Cúa fluctuated in connectivity.