Azua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Azua 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
AzuaDominican Republic (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Azua plotted against Dominican Republic. The SNDi of new construction in Azua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Dominican Republic rose steadily. Most recently, Azua's incremental SNDi rose from 2.58 to 3.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Azua ranked 8th out of 17 in Dominican Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in Dominican Republic
9th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in Dominican Republic
8th of 17

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
AzuaMatiDias d'Avila

In new street additions, Azua and Dias d'Ávila both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mati built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Azua became progressively more disconnected, while Mati grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Dias d'Ávila fluctuated in connectivity. Azua and Dias d'Ávila have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.