Araras in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Araras in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArarasSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Araras plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Araras rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Araras's incremental SNDi rose from 2.68 to 3.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Araras ranked 44th out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 186th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Brazil
187th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
34th of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Brazil
186th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
44th of 76

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArarasKharagpurBobbili

In new street additions, Araras built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kharagpur built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bobbili fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Araras became progressively more disconnected, while Kharagpur grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bobbili became progressively more disconnected. Araras and Bobbili have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.