Avilés in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aviles in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvilesPrincipado de Asturias (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Avilés plotted against Principado de Asturias and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Avilés followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Principado de Asturias which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Avilés's incremental SNDi rose from 3.99 to 6.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Avilés ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Principado de Asturias and 81st out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.31
Rank in Spain
83rd of 85
Rank in Principado de Asturias
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in Spain
81st of 85
Rank in Principado de Asturias
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvilesKovelKaduqli

In new street additions, Avilés and Kaduqli both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kovel built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.