Conselheiro Paulino in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Conselheiro Paulino in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Conselheiro PaulinoRio de Janeiro (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Conselheiro Paulino plotted against Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Conselheiro Paulino rose steadily, compared to Rio de Janeiro which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Conselheiro Paulino's incremental SNDi rose from 7.86 to 8.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Conselheiro Paulino ranked 22nd out of 22 cities in Rio de Janeiro and 364th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.75
Rank in Brazil
362nd of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
20th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.84
Rank in Brazil
364th of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
22nd of 22

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
Conselheiro PaulinoTrindadeUturu

Conselheiro Paulino, Trindade, and Uturu all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Conselheiro Paulino and Trindade have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.