Cap-Haitien in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cap-Haitien in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cap-HaitienNord (Region)Haiti (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cap-Haitien plotted against Nord and Haiti. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cap-Haitien's incremental SNDi rose from 3.93 to 4.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cap-Haitien ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Nord and 6th out of 21 in Haiti as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.88
Rank in Haiti
9th of 21
Rank in Nord
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in Haiti
6th of 21
Rank in Nord
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cap-HaitienLufengMcAllen

In new street additions, Cap-Haitien and McAllen both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lufeng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Cap-Haitien and McAllen both became progressively more disconnected, while Lufeng became progressively more connected. Notably, Cap-Haitien had a more connected network than Lufeng in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.