Volta Redonda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Volta Redonda in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Volta RedondaRio de Janeiro (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Volta Redonda plotted against Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Volta Redonda's incremental SNDi rose from 6.23 to 6.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Volta Redonda ranked 15th out of 22 cities in Rio de Janeiro and 346th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.94
Rank in Brazil
352nd of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
15th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.44
Rank in Brazil
346th of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
15th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Volta RedondaMorenaLikasi

In new street additions, Volta Redonda and Morena both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Likasi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Volta Redonda and Morena have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.