Uriangato in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Uriangato 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
UriangatoGuanajuato (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Uriangato plotted against Guanajuato and México. The SNDi of new construction in Uriangato 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, Uriangato's incremental SNDi rose from 3.21 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Uriangato ranked 11th out of 15 cities in Guanajuato and 98th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in México
103rd of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
11th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in México
98th of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
11th of 15

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
UriangatoBaidehiMazatenango

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