Guasave in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guasave 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
GuasaveSinaloa (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guasave plotted against Sinaloa and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guasave's incremental SNDi rose from 1.56 to 1.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guasave ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Sinaloa and 12th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in México
11th of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.62
Rank in México
12th of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuasaveTaiguVilla del Rosario

In new street additions, Guasave fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Taigu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Villa del Rosario built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Guasave fluctuated in connectivity, while Taigu became progressively more connected and Villa del Rosario became progressively more disconnected. Guasave and Taigu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.