Pinillos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pinillos in context

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PinillosBolivar (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pinillos plotted against Bolívar and Colombia. The SNDi of new construction in Pinillos was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Bolívar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Colombia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pinillos's incremental SNDi rose from 8.15 to 11.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pinillos ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Bolívar and 83rd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.67
Rank in Colombia
82nd of 83
Rank in Bolívar
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
10.43
Rank in Colombia
83rd of 83
Rank in Bolívar
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PinillosWadi KhawCamanongue

While Wadi Khaw and Camanongue both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pinillos built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Wadi Khaw and Camanongue both fluctuated in connectivity, while Pinillos became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.