Cosmópolis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cosmopolis 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
CosmopolisSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cosmópolis plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Cosmópolis rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Cosmópolis's incremental SNDi rose from 2.42 to 3.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cosmópolis ranked 38th out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 142nd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.76
Rank in Brazil
236th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
42nd of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.12
Rank in Brazil
142nd of 365
Rank in São Paulo
38th of 76

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CosmopolisDhamdahaMahalapye

In new street additions, Cosmópolis and Dhamdaha both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mahalapye fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Cosmópolis and Dhamdaha both became progressively more disconnected, while Mahalapye fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Cosmópolis had a more connected network than Mahalapye in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.