Chigorodó in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chigorodo in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChigorodoAntioquia (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chigorodó plotted against Antioquia and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chigorodó's incremental SNDi rose from 1.95 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chigorodó ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Antioquia and 24th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Colombia
51st of 83
Rank in Antioquia
4th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Colombia
24th of 83
Rank in Antioquia
3rd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChigorodoThousand OaksKamyaran

In new street additions, Chigorodó and Thousand Oaks both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kamyaran built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Thousand Oaks and Kamyaran both became progressively more disconnected, while Chigorodó fluctuated in connectivity. Chigorodó and Kamyaran have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.