Reus in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Reus 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
ReusCataluna (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Reus plotted against Cataluña and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Reus followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Cataluña which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Reus's incremental SNDi rose from 1.58 to 1.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Reus ranked 2nd out of 15 cities in Cataluña and 11th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in Spain
19th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
2nd of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.45
Rank in Spain
11th of 85
Rank in Cataluña
2nd 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
ReusDaishan CountyMafuo

In new street additions, Reus and Daishan County both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mafuo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Reus became progressively more disconnected, while Daishan County fluctuated in connectivity and Mafuo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Reus and Daishan County have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.