Ciudad Hidalgo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ciudad Hidalgo 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
Ciudad HidalgoMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ciudad Hidalgo plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ciudad Hidalgo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.24 to 2.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ciudad Hidalgo ranked 5th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 64th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in México
46th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
1st of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in México
64th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
5th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ciudad HidalgoYi Nong Cun Balqas

In new street additions, Ciudad Hidalgo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while 益农村 fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Balqaş built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. Looking at the full network, 益农村 and Balqaş both became progressively more connected, while Ciudad Hidalgo fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ciudad Hidalgo had a more connected network than Balqaş in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.