García in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Garcia in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GarciaNuevo Leon (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with García plotted against Nuevo León and México. While Nuevo León and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, García's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, García's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, García ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Nuevo León and 87th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in México
53rd of 182
Rank in Nuevo León
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in México
87th of 182
Rank in Nuevo León
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GarciaSantaiSalvaleon de Higuey

In new street additions, García and Salvaleón de Higüey both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Santai built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, García fluctuated in connectivity, while Santai became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Salvaleón de Higüey became progressively more disconnected. Notably, García had a more connected network than Santai in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.