São José do Rio Preto in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sao Jose do Rio Preto in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sao Jose do Rio PretoSao Paulo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with São José do Rio Preto plotted against São Paulo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in São José do Rio Preto rose steadily, compared to São Paulo which rose steadily and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, São José do Rio Preto's incremental SNDi rose from 2.17 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, São José do Rio Preto ranked 22nd out of 76 cities in São Paulo and 91st out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Brazil
141st of 365
Rank in São Paulo
27th of 76

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Brazil
91st of 365
Rank in São Paulo
22nd 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
Sao Jose do Rio PretoHuidongMorena

In new street additions, São José do Rio Preto and Huidong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Morena fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. São José do Rio Preto and Huidong have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.