Mataró in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mataro 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
MataroCataluna (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mataró plotted against Cataluña and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Mataró rose steadily, compared to Cataluña which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mataró's incremental SNDi rose from 1.9 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mataró ranked 3rd out of 15 cities in Cataluña and 13th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Spain
46th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
9th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.47
Rank in Spain
13th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
3rd of 15

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
MataroMadaouaPoipet

While Madaoua and Poipet both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mataró built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Mataró and Madaoua both became progressively more disconnected, while Poipet fluctuated in connectivity. Mataró and Madaoua have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.