Turbo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Turbo in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TurboAntioquia (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Turbo plotted against Antioquia and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Turbo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.8 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Turbo ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Antioquia and 19th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Colombia
29th of 83
Rank in Antioquia
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Colombia
19th of 83
Rank in Antioquia
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TurboSidi Yahya ZaerAtascocita

In new street additions, Turbo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sidi Yahya Zaer built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Atascocita built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Turbo became progressively more disconnected, while Sidi Yahya Zaer grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Atascocita became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Turbo and Sidi Yahya Zaer have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.