Martínez de la Torre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Martinez de la Torre in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Martinez de la TorreVeracruz (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Martínez de la Torre plotted against Veracruz and México. While Veracruz and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Martínez de la Torre's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Martínez de la Torre's incremental SNDi rose from 3.18 to 3.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Martínez de la Torre ranked 6th out of 14 cities in Veracruz and 107th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in México
105th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
5th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.87
Rank in México
107th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
6th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Martinez de la TorreWhite PlainsHamilton

In new street additions, Martínez de la Torre fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while White Plains built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Hamilton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Martínez de la Torre and White Plains have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.