Barrie in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barrie in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarrieOntario (Region)Canada (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barrie plotted against Ontario and Canada. The SNDi of new construction in Barrie followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Ontario which peaked in 1976-1990 and Canada which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Barrie's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 3.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barrie ranked 13th out of 24 cities in Ontario and 28th out of 54 in Canada as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Canada
23rd of 54
Rank in Ontario
14th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Canada
28th of 54
Rank in Ontario
13th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarrieKhivaMaykop

In new street additions, Barrie and Maykop both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khiva built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Barrie and Maykop both became progressively more disconnected, while Khiva grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.