Torrejón de Ardoz in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Torrejon de Ardoz in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Torrejón de Ardoz plotted against Comunidad de Madrid and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Torrejón de Ardoz followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Comunidad de Madrid which peaked in 1976-1990 and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Torrejón de Ardoz's incremental SNDi rose from 1.77 to 1.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Torrejón de Ardoz ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Comunidad de Madrid and 37th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.88
- Rank in Spain
- 28th of 85
- Rank in Comunidad de Madrid
- 3rd of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.85
- Rank in Spain
- 37th of 85
- Rank in Comunidad de Madrid
- 2nd of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Vosman, South Africa
- Sumbawanga, Tanzania
- KwaMhlanga, South Africa
- Dutsin Ma, Nigeria
- Sangrur, India
- Amalapuram, India
In new street additions, Torrejón de Ardoz and Vosman both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dutsin Ma built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Torrejón de Ardoz grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Vosman fluctuated in connectivity and Dutsin Ma became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Torrejón de Ardoz had a more sprawly network than Dutsin Ma in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.