Rionegro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rionegro in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rionegro plotted against Antioquia and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rionegro's incremental SNDi rose from 2.75 to 4.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rionegro ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Antioquia and 51st out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.26
Rank in Colombia
58th of 83
Rank in Antioquia
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.03
Rank in Colombia
51st of 83
Rank in Antioquia
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RionegroMalummaduriXidian

In new street additions, Rionegro fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Malummaduri built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Xidian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rionegro fluctuated in connectivity, while Malummaduri became progressively more disconnected and Xidian became progressively more connected. Rionegro and Xidian have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.