Xalapa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xalapa 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
XalapaVeracruz (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xalapa plotted against Veracruz and México. The SNDi of new construction in Xalapa rose steadily, compared to Veracruz which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xalapa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.8 to 4.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xalapa ranked 12th out of 14 cities in Veracruz and 139th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.88
Rank in México
148th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
11th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.55
Rank in México
139th of 182
Rank in Veracruz
12th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XalapaTakasaki [Maebashi]Jember

While Takasaki [Maebashi] and Jember both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Xalapa built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Xalapa and Takasaki [Maebashi] both became progressively more disconnected, while Jember grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Xalapa and Takasaki [Maebashi] have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.