Pitalito in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pitalito 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
PitalitoHuila (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pitalito plotted against Huila and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pitalito's incremental SNDi rose from 1.98 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pitalito ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Huila and 29th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Colombia
27th of 83
Rank in Huila
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in Colombia
29th of 83
Rank in Huila
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PitalitoCaptainganjMonze

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