Ciénaga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cienaga in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CienagaMagdalena (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ciénaga plotted against Magdalena and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ciénaga's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ciénaga ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Magdalena and 3rd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in Colombia
30th of 83
Rank in Magdalena
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.6
Rank in Colombia
3rd of 83
Rank in Magdalena
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CienagaShweboCatanduva

Ciénaga, Shwebo, and Catanduva all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ciénaga and Catanduva have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.