Puyo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Puyo in context

2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PuyoPastaza (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Puyo plotted against Pastaza and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Puyo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Puyo ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Pastaza and 22nd out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Ecuador
13th of 34
Rank in Pastaza
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Ecuador
22nd of 34
Rank in Pastaza
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PuyoAsh ShaddadayNola

In new street additions, Puyo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ash Shaddaday built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Nola fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Puyo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ash Shaddaday became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Nola became progressively more disconnected. Puyo and Nola have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.