Reynosa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Reynosa 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
ReynosaTamaulipas (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Reynosa plotted against Tamaulipas and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Reynosa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 3.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Reynosa ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Tamaulipas and 70th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in México
70th of 182
Rank in Tamaulipas
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in México
70th of 182
Rank in Tamaulipas
6th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ReynosaZinderKasur

In new street additions, Reynosa and Zinder both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kasur built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Reynosa and Kasur both became progressively more disconnected, while Zinder fluctuated in connectivity. Reynosa and Zinder have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.