Ensenada in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ensenada in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EnsenadaBaja California (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ensenada plotted against Baja California and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ensenada's incremental SNDi rose from 2.84 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ensenada ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Baja California and 90th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in México
68th of 182
Rank in Baja California
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in México
90th of 182
Rank in Baja California
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EnsenadaFirozpurKasganj

Ensenada, Firozpur, and Kasganj all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ensenada and Kasganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.