Mindelo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mindelo in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MindeloSao Vicente (Region)Cabo Verde (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mindelo plotted against São Vicente and Cabo Verde. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mindelo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.63 to 3.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mindelo ranked 1st out of 1 cities in São Vicente and 1st out of 2 in Cabo Verde as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Cabo Verde
1st of 2
Rank in São Vicente
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Cabo Verde
1st of 2
Rank in São Vicente
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MindeloSillanwaliGaighat

In new street additions, Mindelo and Gaighat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sillanwali built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Mindelo and Gaighat both fluctuated in connectivity, while Sillanwali grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Mindelo had a more sprawly network than Sillanwali in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.