Quevedo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Quevedo 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
QuevedoLos Rios (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Quevedo plotted against Los Rios and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Quevedo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.22 to 2.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Quevedo ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Los Rios and 12th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in Ecuador
15th of 34
Rank in Los Rios
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Ecuador
12th of 34
Rank in Los Rios
2nd of 3

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
QuevedoCabo San LucasAmalner

In new street additions, Quevedo and Cabo San Lucas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Amalner fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Quevedo became progressively more disconnected, while Cabo San Lucas fluctuated in connectivity and Amalner became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Quevedo had a more connected network than Amalner in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.