Manzanillo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manzanillo in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManzanilloColima (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manzanillo plotted against Colima and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Manzanillo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.82 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manzanillo ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Colima and 117th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in México
49th of 182
Rank in Colima
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in México
117th of 182
Rank in Colima
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManzanilloMusomaNorcross

In new street additions, Manzanillo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Musoma built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Norcross built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Manzanillo and Musoma both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Norcross became progressively more disconnected. Manzanillo and Musoma have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.