Morelia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Morelia 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
MoreliaMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Morelia plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Morelia's incremental SNDi rose from 2.84 to 4.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Morelia ranked 10th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 89th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.21
Rank in México
121st of 182
Rank in Michoacán
11th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in México
89th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
10th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
MoreliaPanvelDazhou

In new street additions, Morelia and Dazhou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Panvel built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Morelia became progressively more disconnected, while Panvel grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Dazhou fluctuated in connectivity. Morelia and Panvel have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.