Uruapan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Uruapan 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
UruapanMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Uruapan plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Uruapan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.24 to 3.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Uruapan ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 124th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in México
101st of 182
Rank in Michoacán
9th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in México
124th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
12th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UruapanGolapganjBalrampur

While Golapganj and Balrampur both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Uruapan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Uruapan and Balrampur both became progressively more disconnected, while Golapganj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.