Los Mochis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Los Mochis in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Los MochisSinaloa (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Los Mochis plotted against Sinaloa and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Los Mochis's incremental SNDi rose from 1.86 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Los Mochis ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Sinaloa and 22nd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in México
22nd of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in México
22nd of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Los MochisCagliariGuiping

In new street additions, Los Mochis and Guiping both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cagliari built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Los Mochis and Cagliari both became progressively more disconnected, while Guiping fluctuated in connectivity.