Elx / Elche in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Elx / Elche 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
Elx / ElcheComunidad Valenciana (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Elx / Elche plotted against Comunidad Valenciana and Spain. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Elx / Elche's incremental SNDi fell from 2.6 to 2.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Elx / Elche ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Comunidad Valenciana and 18th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Spain
51st of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.61
Rank in Spain
18th of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Elx / ElcheSadatPyapon

In new street additions, Elx / Elche built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Sadat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pyapon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Elx / Elche became progressively more disconnected, while Sadat grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pyapon fluctuated in connectivity. Elx / Elche and Sadat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.