Danlí in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Danli in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DanliEl Paraiso (Region)Honduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Danlí plotted against El Paraíso and Honduras. The SNDi of new construction in Danlí was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to El Paraíso which rose steadily and Honduras which rose steadily. Most recently, Danlí's incremental SNDi rose from 2.21 to 3.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Danlí ranked 1st out of 1 cities in El Paraíso and 6th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Honduras
5th of 16
Rank in El Paraíso
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in Honduras
6th of 16
Rank in El Paraíso
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DanliKabongoNiagara Falls

In new street additions, Danlí built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kabongo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Niagara Falls built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Danlí became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kabongo became progressively more disconnected and Niagara Falls became progressively more disconnected. Danlí and Kabongo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.