Vaudreuil-Dorion in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vaudreuil-Dorion in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Vaudreuil-DorionQuebec (Region)Canada (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vaudreuil-Dorion plotted against Québec and Canada. The SNDi of new construction in Vaudreuil-Dorion rose steadily, compared to Québec which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Canada which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Vaudreuil-Dorion's incremental SNDi rose from 3.29 to 4.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vaudreuil-Dorion ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Québec and 47th out of 54 in Canada as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in Canada
43rd of 54
Rank in Québec
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Canada
47th of 54
Rank in Québec
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Vaudreuil-DorionDarawNavkent

In new street additions, Vaudreuil-Dorion built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Daraw fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Navkent built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Vaudreuil-Dorion and Navkent both became progressively more disconnected, while Daraw fluctuated in connectivity. Vaudreuil-Dorion and Navkent have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.