Benidorm in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Benidorm in context

2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenidormComunidad Valenciana (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Benidorm plotted against Comunidad Valenciana and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Benidorm followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Comunidad Valenciana which peaked in 1976-1990 and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Benidorm's incremental SNDi rose from 2.6 to 3.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Benidorm ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Comunidad Valenciana and 65th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Spain
63rd of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
8th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Spain
65th of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenidormZuoyunChalchuapa

In new street additions, Benidorm and Chalchuapa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zuoyun built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Benidorm and Chalchuapa both became progressively more disconnected, while Zuoyun became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Benidorm and Chalchuapa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.