Esperanza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Esperanza 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
EsperanzaSonora (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Esperanza plotted against Sonora and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Esperanza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.43 to 2.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Esperanza ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Sonora and 63rd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in México
30th of 182
Rank in Sonora
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in México
63rd of 182
Rank in Sonora
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EsperanzaFarenaPanyara

In new street additions, Esperanza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Farena fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Panyara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Esperanza fluctuated in connectivity, while Farena fluctuated in connectivity and Panyara fluctuated in connectivity. Esperanza and Farena have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.