Mogi Guaçu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mogi Guacu 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
Mogi GuacuSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mogi Guaçu plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Mogi Guaçu rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mogi Guaçu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.12 to 2.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mogi Guaçu ranked 27th out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 112th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Brazil
92nd of 365
Rank in São Paulo
14th of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Brazil
112th of 365
Rank in São Paulo
27th 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
Mogi GuacuParnaibaBraganca Paulista

In new street additions, Mogi Guaçu and Bragança Paulista both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Parnaíba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mogi Guaçu and Parnaíba have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.