Encinitas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Encinitas in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EncinitasCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Encinitas plotted against California and United States. While California and United States both peaked in 1991-2005, Encinitas's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Encinitas's incremental SNDi fell from 5.6 to 5.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Encinitas ranked 55th out of 60 cities in California and 296th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.06
Rank in United States
264th of 333
Rank in California
54th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.76
Rank in United States
296th of 333
Rank in California
55th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EncinitasNeemranaTailandia

In new street additions, Encinitas built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Neemrana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tailândia built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Encinitas and Tailândia both became progressively more disconnected, while Neemrana fluctuated in connectivity.