Vinces in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vinces 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
VincesLos Rios (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vinces plotted against Los Rios and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Vinces's incremental SNDi rose from 1.98 to 3.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vinces ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Los Rios and 14th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.93
Rank in Ecuador
30th of 34
Rank in Los Rios
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Ecuador
14th of 34
Rank in Los Rios
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VincesDjamaaPrimavera do Leste

In new street additions, Vinces and Djamaa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Primavera do Leste built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Vinces fluctuated in connectivity, while Djamaa became progressively more disconnected and Primavera do Leste grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Vinces and Primavera do Leste have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.