Milagro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Milagro in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Milagro plotted against Guayas and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Milagro's incremental SNDi rose from 1.94 to 2.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Milagro ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Guayas and 5th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.88
Rank in Ecuador
18th of 34
Rank in Guayas
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.86
Rank in Ecuador
5th of 34
Rank in Guayas
1st of 4

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
MilagroAksarayIrele

In new street additions, Milagro and Irele both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Aksaray built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Milagro and Irele both became progressively more disconnected, while Aksaray became progressively more connected. Notably, Milagro had a more connected network than Aksaray in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.