Altamira in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Altamira 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
AltamiraTamaulipas (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Altamira plotted against Tamaulipas and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Altamira's incremental SNDi rose from 2.3 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Altamira ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Tamaulipas and 80th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in México
79th of 182
Rank in Tamaulipas
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in México
80th of 182
Rank in Tamaulipas
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AltamiraHayy as SalihiyahAtakpame

In new street additions, Altamira fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hayy as Salihiyah built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Atakpamé built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Altamira and Hayy as Salihiyah both became progressively more disconnected, while Atakpamé became progressively more connected. Altamira and Hayy as Salihiyah have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.