Cayambe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cayambe in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CayambePichincha (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cayambe plotted against Pichincha and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cayambe's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 2.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cayambe ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Pichincha and 15th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Ecuador
11th of 34
Rank in Pichincha
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Ecuador
15th of 34
Rank in Pichincha
1st of 3

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
CayambeKharadpadaSanta Maria Nebaj

In new street additions, Cayambe and Santa María Nebaj both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kharadpada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Cayambe and Santa María Nebaj both became progressively more disconnected, while Kharadpada fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Cayambe had a more sprawly network than Santa María Nebaj in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.