Torrejón de Ardoz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Torrejon de Ardoz in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Torrejon de ArdozComunidad de Madrid (Region)Spain (Country)

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?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Torrejon de ArdozVosmanDutsin Ma

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.