Zacapu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zacapu in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZacapuMichoacan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zacapu plotted against Michoacán and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zacapu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.16 to 3.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zacapu ranked 3rd out of 13 cities in Michoacán and 49th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in México
100th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
8th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.32
Rank in México
49th of 182
Rank in Michoacán
3rd of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZacapuGiteranyiMontemorelos

In new street additions, Zacapu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Giteranyi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Montemorelos built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Giteranyi and Montemorelos both became progressively more disconnected, while Zacapu fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Zacapu had a more sprawly network than Giteranyi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.