Telde in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Telde in context

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TeldeIslas Canarias (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Telde plotted against Islas Canarias and Spain. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Telde's incremental SNDi fell from 3.23 to 2.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Telde ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Islas Canarias and 79th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in Spain
53rd of 85
Rank in Islas Canarias
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Spain
79th of 85
Rank in Islas Canarias
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TeldeVenturaSuwa

In new street additions, Telde built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ventura built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Suwa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Telde grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ventura became progressively more disconnected and Suwa fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Telde had a more sprawly network than Ventura in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.