Temuco in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Temuco in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TemucoAraucania (Region)Chile (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Temuco plotted against Araucanía and Chile. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Temuco's incremental SNDi rose from 2.63 to 3.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Temuco ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Araucanía and 12th out of 38 in Chile as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Chile
14th of 38
Rank in Araucanía
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Chile
12th of 38
Rank in Araucanía
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TemucoNeivaKaili

In new street additions, Temuco and Neiva both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kaili built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.