Jacona de Plancarte in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jacona de Plancarte 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
Jacona de PlancarteMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jacona de Plancarte plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jacona de Plancarte's incremental SNDi rose from 2.56 to 3.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jacona de Plancarte ranked 7th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 72nd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.03
Rank in México
57th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
3rd of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.58
Rank in México
72nd of 182
Rank in Michoacán
7th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jacona de PlancarteCruzeiro do SulMasrif Shinu

In new street additions, Jacona de Plancarte fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cruzeiro do Sul built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Masrif Shinu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Jacona de Plancarte and Cruzeiro do Sul both became progressively more disconnected, while Masrif Shinu became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Jacona de Plancarte and Cruzeiro do Sul have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.