Caldas in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Caldas in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Caldas plotted against Antioquia and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Caldas's incremental SNDi rose from 4.07 to 5.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Caldas ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Antioquia and 68th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.68
- Rank in Colombia
- 78th of 83
- Rank in Antioquia
- 7th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.54
- Rank in Colombia
- 68th of 83
- Rank in Antioquia
- 7th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Caldas fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Proppo built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Miranpur built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Caldas and Proppo both became progressively more disconnected, while Miranpur fluctuated in connectivity.