Hacienda Río Blanco in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hacienda Rio Blanco in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hacienda Rio BlancoCauca (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hacienda Río Blanco plotted against Cauca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hacienda Río Blanco's incremental SNDi rose from 4.57 to 5.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hacienda Río Blanco ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Cauca and 78th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.59
Rank in Colombia
77th of 83
Rank in Cauca
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.93
Rank in Colombia
78th of 83
Rank in Cauca
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hacienda Rio BlancoZhangjiawanYangoji

In new street additions, Hacienda Río Blanco and Yangoji both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zhangjiawan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Hacienda Río Blanco fluctuated in connectivity, while Zhangjiawan became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Yangoji became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Hacienda Río Blanco had a more connected network than Zhangjiawan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.