Limón in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Limon in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LimonCosta Rica (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Limón plotted against Costa Rica. Both Limón and Costa Rica follow the same trend. Most recently, Limón's incremental SNDi rose from 4.87 to 6.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Limón ranked 4th out of 5 in Costa Rica as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.29
Rank in Costa Rica
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.16
Rank in Costa Rica
4th of 5

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
LimonNuevitasYongde

In new street additions, Limón and Nuevitas both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Yongde built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Limón and Nuevitas both became progressively more disconnected, while Yongde grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Limón and Nuevitas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.