Palmira in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Palmira in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Palmira 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, Palmira's incremental SNDi rose from 1.92 to 2.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Palmira ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Valle del Cauca and 11th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in Colombia
10th of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
2nd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.79
Rank in Colombia
11th of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PalmiraNeuquenFenghua District

In new street additions, Palmira and Fenghua District both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Neuquén built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Palmira became progressively more disconnected, while Neuquén became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Fenghua District fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Palmira had a more connected network than Neuquén in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.