Manresa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manresa in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManresaCataluna (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manresa plotted against Cataluña and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Manresa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Cataluña which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Manresa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.05 to 2.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manresa ranked 6th out of 15 cities in Cataluña and 30th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Spain
45th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
8th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.73
Rank in Spain
30th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
6th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManresaTecateSuralaya

In new street additions, Manresa and Suralaya both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tecate built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Manresa became progressively more disconnected, while Tecate grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Suralaya fluctuated in connectivity. Manresa and Tecate have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.