Hidalgo del Parral in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hidalgo del Parral 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
Hidalgo del ParralChihuahua (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hidalgo del Parral plotted against Chihuahua and México. The SNDi of new construction in Hidalgo del Parral rose steadily, compared to Chihuahua which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hidalgo del Parral's incremental SNDi rose from 2.16 to 2.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hidalgo del Parral ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Chihuahua and 30th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in México
31st of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.99
Rank in México
30th of 182
Rank in Chihuahua
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hidalgo del ParralBian Zhuang Meishan

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