Coatepec in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Coatepec in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CoatepecVeracruz (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Coatepec plotted against Veracruz and México. The SNDi of new construction in Coatepec rose steadily, compared to Veracruz which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Coatepec's incremental SNDi rose from 4.85 to 5.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Coatepec ranked 14th out of 14 cities in Veracruz and 163rd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.04
Rank in México
152nd of 182
Rank in Veracruz
12th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.27
Rank in México
163rd of 182
Rank in Veracruz
14th of 14

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
CoatepecDawaOja Odan

In new street additions, Coatepec and Oja Odan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dawa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Coatepec and Oja Odan both became progressively more disconnected, while Dawa fluctuated in connectivity. Coatepec and Dawa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.