Neiva in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Neiva in context

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
NeivaHuila (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Neiva plotted against Huila and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Neiva's incremental SNDi rose from 2.63 to 3.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Neiva ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Huila and 38th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in Colombia
37th of 83
Rank in Huila
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Colombia
38th of 83
Rank in Huila
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NeivaStoke-on-TrentTemuco

In new street additions, Neiva and Temuco both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Stoke-on-Trent built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Neiva and Stoke-on-Trent have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.