Bonao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bonao in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BonaoMonsenor Nouel (Region)Dominican Republic (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bonao plotted against Monseñor Nouel and Dominican Republic. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bonao's incremental SNDi rose from 3.23 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bonao ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Monseñor Nouel and 12th out of 17 in Dominican Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Dominican Republic
13th of 17
Rank in Monseñor Nouel
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in Dominican Republic
12th of 17
Rank in Monseñor Nouel
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BonaoKuala TungkalCurico

In new street additions, Bonao and Kuala Tungkal both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Curicó fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Bonao had a more connected network than Kuala Tungkal in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.