Durango in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Durango 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
DurangoMexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Durango plotted against México. The SNDi of new construction in Durango rose steadily, while México followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Durango's incremental SNDi rose from 2.23 to 2.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Durango ranked 33rd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in México
29th of 182

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in México
33rd of 182

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
DurangoBettiahUjjain

Durango, Bettiah, and Ujjain all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.