Playa del Carmen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Playa del Carmen 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
Playa del CarmenQuintana Roo (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Playa del Carmen plotted against Quintana Roo and México. While Quintana Roo and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Playa del Carmen's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Playa del Carmen's incremental SNDi rose from 1.32 to 3.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Playa del Carmen ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Quintana Roo and 88th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in México
87th of 182
Rank in Quintana Roo
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in México
88th of 182
Rank in Quintana Roo
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Playa del CarmenCzestochowaBahubal

In new street additions, Playa del Carmen and Częstochowa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bahubal built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Częstochowa and Bahubal both became progressively more disconnected, while Playa del Carmen fluctuated in connectivity. Playa del Carmen and Częstochowa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.