Valladolid in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Valladolid in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ValladolidYucatan (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Valladolid plotted against Yucatán and México. The SNDi of new construction in Valladolid rose steadily, compared to Yucatán which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Valladolid's incremental SNDi rose from 2.35 to 3.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Valladolid ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Yucatán and 43rd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in México
98th of 182
Rank in Yucatán
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in México
43rd of 182
Rank in Yucatán
3rd of 3

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
ValladolidLapaiTikab

In new street additions, Valladolid built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lapai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Tikab built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Valladolid and Lapai both became progressively more disconnected, while Tikab became progressively more connected. Valladolid and Lapai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.