Cartago in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cartago 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
CartagoValle del Cauca (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cartago plotted against Valle del Cauca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cartago's incremental SNDi rose from 2.89 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cartago ranked 5th out of 7 cities in Valle del Cauca and 39th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Colombia
33rd of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Colombia
39th of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
5th of 7

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
CartagoLonavalaTivaouane

While Lonavala and Tivaouane both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Cartago fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Cartago and Lonavala have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.