Acámbaro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Acambaro in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AcambaroGuanajuato (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Acámbaro plotted against Guanajuato and México. The SNDi of new construction in Acámbaro rose steadily, compared to Guanajuato which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Acámbaro's incremental SNDi rose from 2.99 to 3.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Acámbaro ranked 7th out of 15 cities in Guanajuato and 85th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in México
76th of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
6th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in México
85th of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
7th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AcambaroMatirangaDeoli

In new street additions, Acámbaro and Matiranga both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Deoli built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Acámbaro and Matiranga both became progressively more disconnected, while Deoli grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Acámbaro and Matiranga have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.