Huaral in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huaral in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuaralLima (Region)Peru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huaral plotted against Lima and Peru. The SNDi of new construction in Huaral rose steadily, compared to Lima which peaked in 1976-1990 and Peru which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Huaral's incremental SNDi rose from 2.95 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huaral ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Lima and 23rd out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in Peru
38th of 43
Rank in Lima
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Peru
23rd of 43
Rank in Lima
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuaralKrymskXindeng

In new street additions, Huaral and Krymsk both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Xindeng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Huaral and Krymsk both became progressively more disconnected, while Xindeng became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Huaral and Krymsk have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.