Túxpam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tuxpam 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
TuxpamVeracruz (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Túxpam plotted against Veracruz and México. While Veracruz and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Túxpam's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Túxpam's incremental SNDi rose from 3.98 to 4.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Túxpam ranked 11th out of 14 cities in Veracruz and 138th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.73
Rank in México
140th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
9th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in México
138th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
11th 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
TuxpamQujiangMontero

In new street additions, Túxpam and Montero both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Qujiang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Túxpam and Montero both became progressively more disconnected, while Qujiang became progressively more connected. Notably, Túxpam had a more connected network than Qujiang in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.