Arpora in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Arpora in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Arpora plotted against Goa and India. The SNDi of new construction in Arpora was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Goa which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Arpora's incremental SNDi rose from 4.44 to 4.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Arpora ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Goa and 1392nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.99
- Rank in India
- 1038th of 1868
- Rank in Goa
- 3rd of 5
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.69
- Rank in India
- 1392nd of 1868
- Rank in Goa
- 3rd of 5
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Harrogate, United Kingdom
- San Rafael del Moján, Venezuela
- Kikondja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Jendouba, Tunisia
- Liangcheng, China
- Portland, United States
In new street additions, Arpora built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Harrogate built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Jendouba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Arpora became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Harrogate became progressively more disconnected and Jendouba fluctuated in connectivity.