Vuyyuru in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vuyyuru in context

3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VuyyuruAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vuyyuru plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Vuyyuru rose steadily, compared to Andhra Pradesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Vuyyuru's incremental SNDi rose from 5.55 to 5.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vuyyuru ranked 89th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 1544th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.91
Rank in India
1345th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
74th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.15
Rank in India
1544th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
89th of 91

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
VuyyuruAfsinSenador Canedo

In new street additions, Vuyyuru built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Afşin built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Senador Canedo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Vuyyuru and Senador Canedo both became progressively more disconnected, while Afşin became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Vuyyuru and Afşin have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.