Apizaco in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Apizaco in context

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
ApizacoTlaxcala (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Apizaco plotted against Tlaxcala and México. The SNDi of new construction in Apizaco rose steadily, compared to Tlaxcala which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Apizaco's incremental SNDi rose from 3.48 to 4.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Apizaco ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Tlaxcala and 130th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.0
Rank in México
111th of 182
Rank in Tlaxcala
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in México
130th of 182
Rank in Tlaxcala
2nd of 4

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
ApizacoMakhdumpurDebre Tabor

In new street additions, Apizaco and Debre Tabor both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Makhdumpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Apizaco and Debre Tabor both became progressively more disconnected, while Makhdumpur fluctuated in connectivity. Apizaco and Makhdumpur have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.