Pátzcuaro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Patzcuaro in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PatzcuaroMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pátzcuaro plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pátzcuaro's incremental SNDi rose from 3.06 to 5.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pátzcuaro ranked 11th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 105th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.3
Rank in México
156th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
12th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.87
Rank in México
105th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
11th 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
PatzcuaroCherbourg-en-CotentinGebiley

In new street additions, Pátzcuaro and Gebiley both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cherbourg-en-Cotentin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Pátzcuaro and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin both became progressively more disconnected, while Gebiley fluctuated in connectivity. Pátzcuaro and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.