Sahuayo de Morelos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sahuayo de Morelos in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sahuayo de MorelosMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sahuayo de Morelos plotted against Michoacán and México. The SNDi of new construction in Sahuayo de Morelos rose steadily, compared to Michoacán which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sahuayo de Morelos's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 3.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sahuayo de Morelos ranked 2nd out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 36th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in México
56th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
2nd of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in México
36th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
2nd 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
Sahuayo de MorelosMatameyeJakhania

In new street additions, Sahuayo de Morelos and Matamèye both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jakhania fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sahuayo de Morelos and Matamèye both became progressively more disconnected, while Jakhania fluctuated in connectivity. Sahuayo de Morelos and Jakhania have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.