Chone in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chone 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
ChoneManabi (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chone plotted against Manabi and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chone's incremental SNDi rose from 2.24 to 2.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chone ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Manabi and 18th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Ecuador
12th of 34
Rank in Manabi
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Ecuador
18th of 34
Rank in Manabi
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChoneJupiterPisco

In new street additions, Chone fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jupiter built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Pisco built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Chone fluctuated in connectivity, while Jupiter grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pisco became progressively more disconnected. Chone and Pisco have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.