Fusagasugá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fusagasuga in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fusagasugá plotted against Cundinamarca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fusagasugá's incremental SNDi rose from 3.82 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fusagasugá ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Cundinamarca and 72nd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in Colombia
66th of 83
Rank in Cundinamarca
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in Colombia
72nd of 83
Rank in Cundinamarca
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FusagasugaSaltoChust

Fusagasugá, Salto, and Chust all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Fusagasugá and Salto both became progressively more disconnected, while Chust fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Fusagasugá had a more connected network than Salto in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.