Araguaína in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Araguaina in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AraguainaTocantins (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Araguaína plotted against Tocantins and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Araguaína's incremental SNDi rose from 1.69 to 1.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Araguaína ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Tocantins and 54th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.87
Rank in Brazil
39th of 365
Rank in Tocantins
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Brazil
54th of 365
Rank in Tocantins
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
AraguainaTampereDayton

In new street additions, Araguaína and Dayton both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tampere built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Araguaína and Tampere have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.