Delicias in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Delicias in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DeliciasChihuahua (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Delicias plotted against Chihuahua and México. While Chihuahua and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Delicias's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Delicias's incremental SNDi rose from 1.61 to 2.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Delicias ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Chihuahua and 6th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in México
14th of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.41
Rank in México
6th of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
2nd 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
DeliciasGirishkVyara

In new street additions, Delicias and Girishk both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vyara built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Delicias and Vyara both became progressively more disconnected, while Girishk fluctuated in connectivity. Delicias and Vyara have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.