Uruguaiana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Uruguaiana in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UruguaianaRio 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 Uruguaiana plotted against Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Uruguaiana 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, Uruguaiana's incremental SNDi rose from 2.72 to 3.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Uruguaiana ranked 7th out of 22 cities in Rio Grande do Sul and 156th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Brazil
203rd of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
8th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Brazil
156th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
7th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UruguaianaSaarbrueckenYanqing

In new street additions, Uruguaiana and Yanqing both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Saarbruecken built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Uruguaiana and Saarbruecken have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.