Engenheiro Pedreira in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Engenheiro Pedreira in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Engenheiro PedreiraRio de Janeiro (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Engenheiro Pedreira plotted against Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Engenheiro Pedreira was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Engenheiro Pedreira's incremental SNDi rose from 2.64 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Engenheiro Pedreira ranked 5th out of 22 cities in Rio de Janeiro and 250th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Brazil
182nd of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
2nd of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Brazil
250th of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
5th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Engenheiro PedreiraMakrahiNine Mile Corner

In new street additions, Engenheiro Pedreira built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Makrahi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Nine Mile Corner built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Engenheiro Pedreira became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Makrahi fluctuated in connectivity and Nine Mile Corner became progressively more disconnected. Engenheiro Pedreira and Makrahi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.