Itu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Itu 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
ItuSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Itu plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Itu rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Itu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.55 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Itu ranked 63rd out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 291st out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in Brazil
309th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
63rd of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Brazil
291st of 365
Rank in São Paulo
63rd of 76

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItuGurudaspurAkluj

Itu, Gurudaspur, and Akluj all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Itu and Gurudaspur have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.