Lázaro Cárdenas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lazaro Cardenas in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lazaro CardenasMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lázaro Cárdenas plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lázaro Cárdenas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 3.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lázaro Cárdenas ranked 4th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 54th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in México
77th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in México
54th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
4th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lazaro CardenasLincangKahror Pacca

In new street additions, Lázaro Cárdenas and Kahror Pacca both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lincang built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Lázaro Cárdenas and Lincang both became progressively more disconnected, while Kahror Pacca fluctuated in connectivity. Lázaro Cárdenas and Lincang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.