Torreón in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Torreon in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Torreón plotted against Coahuila and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Torreón's incremental SNDi rose from 2.85 to 4.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Torreón ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Coahuila and 113th out of 182 in México as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.11
- Rank in México
- 115th of 182
- Rank in Coahuila
- 7th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.91
- Rank in México
- 113th of 182
- Rank in Coahuila
- 7th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Torreón and Baoding both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Copenhagen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Torreón and Copenhagen both became progressively more disconnected, while Baoding fluctuated in connectivity. Torreón and Baoding have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.