Barrio Codesa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barrio Codesa in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Barrio CodesaEsmeraldas (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barrio Codesa plotted against Esmeraldas and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barrio Codesa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 3.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barrio Codesa ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Esmeraldas and 29th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Ecuador
29th of 34
Rank in Esmeraldas
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in Ecuador
29th of 34
Rank in Esmeraldas
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Barrio CodesaCarnotBelize City

While Carnot and Belize City both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Barrio Codesa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Carnot and Belize City both became progressively more disconnected, while Barrio Codesa fluctuated in connectivity. Barrio Codesa and Carnot have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.