Avaré in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Avare in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvareSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Avaré plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Avaré rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Avaré's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 3.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Avaré ranked 33rd out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 128th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Brazil
208th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
39th of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Brazil
128th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
33rd of 76

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvareHedongBantaeng

In new street additions, Avaré and Bantaeng both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hedong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Avaré and Bantaeng both became progressively more disconnected, while Hedong fluctuated in connectivity.