Guaymas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guaymas 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
GuaymasSonora (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guaymas plotted against Sonora and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guaymas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.37 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guaymas ranked 7th out of 10 cities in Sonora and 61st out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in México
60th of 182
Rank in Sonora
8th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in México
61st of 182
Rank in Sonora
7th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuaymasEsmeraldasFazilka

In new street additions, Guaymas and Esmeraldas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fazilka built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Guaymas and Fazilka both became progressively more disconnected, while Esmeraldas grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Guaymas and Esmeraldas have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.