Villanueva in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Villanueva 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
VillanuevaCortes (Region)Honduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Villanueva plotted against Cortés and Honduras. The SNDi of new construction in Villanueva followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Cortés which rose steadily and Honduras which rose steadily. Most recently, Villanueva's incremental SNDi rose from 3.1 to 3.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Villanueva ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Cortés and 10th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in Honduras
6th of 16
Rank in Cortés
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Honduras
10th of 16
Rank in Cortés
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VillanuevaAlamataErdaojiang

In new street additions, Villanueva and Erdaojiang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Alamata built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Villanueva and Alamata both became progressively more disconnected, while Erdaojiang fluctuated in connectivity. Villanueva and Alamata have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.