Burgos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Burgos in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BurgosCastilla y Leon (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Burgos plotted against Castilla y León and Spain. While Castilla y León and Spain both peaked in 1976-1990, Burgos's new street additions peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Burgos's incremental SNDi fell from 1.38 to 1.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Burgos ranked 1st out of 5 cities in Castilla y León and 6th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.25
Rank in Spain
2nd of 85
Rank in Castilla y León
1st of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.34
Rank in Spain
6th of 85
Rank in Castilla y León
1st of 5

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
BurgosHamiltonAnand Nagar

In new street additions, Burgos built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Hamilton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Anand Nagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Burgos grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hamilton became progressively more disconnected and Anand Nagar fluctuated in connectivity.