Otavalo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Otavalo in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OtavaloImbabura (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Otavalo plotted against Imbabura and Ecuador. The SNDi of new construction in Otavalo rose steadily, compared to Imbabura which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ecuador which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Otavalo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.06 to 3.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Otavalo ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Imbabura and 13th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in Ecuador
24th of 34
Rank in Imbabura
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Ecuador
13th of 34
Rank in Imbabura
1st of 2

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
OtavaloBikramZhudong

In new street additions, Otavalo and Zhudong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bikram built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Otavalo and Zhudong both became progressively more disconnected, while Bikram became progressively more connected. Otavalo and Zhudong have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.