Mazatlán in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mazatlan in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mazatlán plotted against Sinaloa and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mazatlán's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 2.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mazatlán ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Sinaloa and 60th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in México
39th of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in México
60th of 182
Rank in Sinaloa
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MazatlanSongzhuangBhilwara

In new street additions, Mazatlán and Bhilwara both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Songzhuang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Mazatlán became progressively more disconnected, while Songzhuang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Bhilwara fluctuated in connectivity. Mazatlán and Bhilwara have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.