Sesquilé in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sesquile in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sesquilé plotted against Cundinamarca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sesquilé's incremental SNDi rose from 3.99 to 4.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sesquilé ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Cundinamarca and 77th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.87
Rank in Colombia
67th of 83
Rank in Cundinamarca
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.78
Rank in Colombia
77th of 83
Rank in Cundinamarca
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SesquileKalma CampThilawa

In new street additions, Sesquilé and Thilawa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kalma Camp fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sesquilé grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kalma Camp fluctuated in connectivity and Thilawa fluctuated in connectivity. Sesquilé and Thilawa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.