Ausa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ausa in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AusaMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ausa plotted against Maharashtra and India. The SNDi of new construction in Ausa peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Maharashtra which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ausa's incremental SNDi fell from 1.62 to 1.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ausa ranked 24th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 136th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.31
Rank in India
39th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
5th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in India
136th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
24th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AusaCiudad RealHoima

In new street additions, Ausa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ciudad Real built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hoima built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ausa fluctuated in connectivity, while Ciudad Real grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hoima became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Ausa had a more sprawly network than Hoima in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.