La Línea de la Concepción in context: Street-network sprawl trends

La Linea de la Concepcion 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
La Linea de la ConcepcionAndalucia (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with La Línea de la Concepción plotted against Andalucía and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in La Línea de la Concepción rose steadily, compared to Andalucía which peaked in 1976-1990 and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, La Línea de la Concepción's incremental SNDi rose from 3.44 to 4.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, La Línea de la Concepción ranked 4th out of 19 cities in Andalucía and 20th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.31
Rank in Spain
78th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
18th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.62
Rank in Spain
20th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
4th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
La Linea de la ConcepcionYakoFuning

While Yako and Funing both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, La Línea de la Concepción built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Yako and Funing both fluctuated in connectivity, while La Línea de la Concepción became progressively more disconnected. La Línea de la Concepción and Yako have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.