Casas Adobes in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Casas Adobes in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Casas AdobesArizona (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Casas Adobes plotted against Arizona and United States. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Casas Adobes's incremental SNDi fell from 4.76 to 4.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Casas Adobes ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Arizona and 291st out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.32
Rank in United States
189th of 333
Rank in Arizona
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in United States
291st of 333
Rank in Arizona
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Casas AdobesOkuku LepuoleBaroqah

In new street additions, Casas Adobes and Okuku Lepuole both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Baroqah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Casas Adobes grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Okuku Lepuole grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Baroqah became progressively more disconnected.