Gros Morne in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gros Morne in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gros MorneL'Artibonite (Region)Haiti (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gros Morne plotted against L'Artibonite and Haiti. The SNDi of new construction in Gros Morne peaked in 1976-1990, compared to L'Artibonite which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Haiti which rose steadily. Most recently, Gros Morne's incremental SNDi fell from 6.99 to 6.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gros Morne ranked 6th out of 6 cities in L'Artibonite and 21st out of 21 in Haiti as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.51
Rank in Haiti
18th of 21
Rank in L'Artibonite
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in Haiti
21st of 21
Rank in L'Artibonite
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gros MorneBarrancaAn Khe

While Barranca and An Khê both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Gros Morne built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Barranca and An Khê both fluctuated in connectivity, while Gros Morne became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Gros Morne had a more connected network than An Khê in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.