La Lima in context: Street-network sprawl trends

La Lima in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
La LimaCortes (Region)Honduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with La Lima plotted against Cortés and Honduras. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, La Lima's incremental SNDi rose from 4.75 to 4.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, La Lima ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Cortés and 12th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.85
Rank in Honduras
14th of 16
Rank in Cortés
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in Honduras
12th of 16
Rank in Cortés
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
La LimaSab al BorTiberias

In new street additions, La Lima built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sab al Bor fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tiberias built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, La Lima and Tiberias both became progressively more disconnected, while Sab al Bor fluctuated in connectivity. La Lima and Sab al Bor have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.