Esperanza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Esperanza 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
EsperanzaValverde (Region)Dominican Republic (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Esperanza plotted against Valverde and Dominican Republic. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Esperanza's incremental SNDi rose from 1.61 to 2.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Esperanza ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Valverde and 2nd out of 17 in Dominican Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.32
Rank in Dominican Republic
4th of 17
Rank in Valverde
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.72
Rank in Dominican Republic
2nd of 17
Rank in Valverde
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EsperanzaOkkanAntsirabe

In new street additions, Esperanza built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Okkan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Antsirabe fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Esperanza became progressively more disconnected, while Okkan fluctuated in connectivity and Antsirabe fluctuated in connectivity. Esperanza and Okkan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.