Caxias do Sul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Caxias do Sul 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
Caxias do SulRio 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 Caxias do Sul plotted against Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Caxias do Sul 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, Caxias do Sul's incremental SNDi rose from 3.83 to 4.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Caxias do Sul ranked 20th out of 22 cities in Rio Grande do Sul and 279th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.64
Rank in Brazil
298th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
18th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Brazil
279th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
20th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Caxias do SulMuzaffargarhFeni

In new street additions, Caxias do Sul built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Muzaffargarh built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Feni fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Caxias do Sul and Feni both became progressively more disconnected, while Muzaffargarh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.