Mandeville in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mandeville in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandevilleManchester (Region)Jamaica (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mandeville plotted against Manchester and Jamaica. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mandeville's incremental SNDi rose from 7.51 to 9.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mandeville ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Manchester and 6th out of 6 in Jamaica as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.31
Rank in Jamaica
6th of 6
Rank in Manchester
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.07
Rank in Jamaica
6th of 6
Rank in Manchester
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandevilleKintampoTrinidad

While Kintampo and Trinidad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mandeville built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.