Paranavaí in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paranavai in context

0.71.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.71.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParanavaiParana (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paranavaí plotted against Paraná and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Paranavaí rose steadily, compared to Paraná which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Paranavaí's incremental SNDi rose from 1.28 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paranavaí ranked 1st out of 22 cities in Paraná and 12th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Brazil
139th of 365
Rank in Paraná
5th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.36
Rank in Brazil
12th of 365
Rank in Paraná
1st of 22

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
ParanavaiJieshiNahrin

In new street additions, Paranavaí built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jieshi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Nahrin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Paranavaí became progressively more disconnected, while Jieshi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Nahrin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.