Cabo San Lucas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cabo San Lucas 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
Cabo San LucasBaja California Sur (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cabo San Lucas plotted against Baja California Sur and México. While Baja California Sur and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Cabo San Lucas's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Cabo San Lucas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.58 to 2.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cabo San Lucas ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Baja California Sur and 100th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in México
47th of 182
Rank in Baja California Sur
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in México
100th of 182
Rank in Baja California Sur
3rd of 4

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
Cabo San LucasBondowosoQuevedo

Cabo San Lucas, Bondowoso, and Quevedo all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Bondowoso and Quevedo both became progressively more disconnected, while Cabo San Lucas fluctuated in connectivity. Cabo San Lucas and Bondowoso have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.