Acacías in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Acacias in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AcaciasMeta (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Acacías plotted against Meta and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Acacías's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Acacías ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Meta and 36th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Colombia
23rd of 83
Rank in Meta
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Colombia
36th of 83
Rank in Meta
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AcaciasSanto Tomas`Adra

While Santo Tomas and `Adra both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Acacías fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Santo Tomas and `Adra both became progressively more disconnected, while Acacías fluctuated in connectivity. Acacías and Santo Tomas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.