Cuauhtémoc in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cuauhtemoc in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CuauhtemocChihuahua (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cuauhtémoc plotted against Chihuahua and México. While Chihuahua and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Cuauhtémoc's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Cuauhtémoc's incremental SNDi rose from 1.67 to 2.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cuauhtémoc ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Chihuahua and 16th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.19
Rank in México
19th of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.73
Rank in México
16th of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CuauhtemocTalegaon DabhadeSan Juan de Los Morros

In new street additions, Cuauhtémoc and Talegaon Dabhade both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while San Juan de Los Morros built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Cuauhtémoc became progressively more disconnected, while Talegaon Dabhade fluctuated in connectivity and San Juan de Los Morros grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.