Carazinho in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Carazinho in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CarazinhoRio Grande do Sul (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Carazinho plotted against Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Carazinho rose steadily, compared to Rio Grande do Sul which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Carazinho's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 2.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Carazinho ranked 3rd out of 22 cities in Rio Grande do Sul and 100th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Brazil
155th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
2nd of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Brazil
100th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
3rd of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CarazinhoChapadinhaRas El Oued

In new street additions, Carazinho and Ras El Oued both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Chapadinha built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Carazinho and Ras El Oued both became progressively more disconnected, while Chapadinha grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Carazinho had a more sprawly network than Chapadinha in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.