Pachuca in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pachuca in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PachucaHidalgo (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pachuca plotted against Hidalgo and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pachuca's incremental SNDi rose from 3.54 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pachuca ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Hidalgo and 132nd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in México
136th of 182
Rank in Hidalgo
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in México
132nd of 182
Rank in Hidalgo
3rd of 9

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
PachucaBarinasGumi-si

In new street additions, Pachuca and Gumi-si both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Barinas built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Pachuca and Barinas both became progressively more disconnected, while Gumi-si fluctuated in connectivity. Pachuca and Barinas have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.