Machala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Machala in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MachalaEl Oro (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Machala plotted against El Oro and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Machala's incremental SNDi rose from 1.8 to 2.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Machala ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in El Oro and 4th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.47
Rank in Ecuador
10th of 34
Rank in El Oro
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Ecuador
4th of 34
Rank in El Oro
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MachalaRochesterJiangdu District

In new street additions, Machala and Jiangdu District both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rochester built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Machala and Rochester have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.