Escondido in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Escondido 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
EscondidoCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Escondido plotted against California and United States. While California and United States both peaked in 1991-2005, Escondido's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Escondido's incremental SNDi fell from 5.62 to 5.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Escondido ranked 56th out of 60 cities in California and 300th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.5
Rank in United States
281st of 333
Rank in California
57th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in United States
300th of 333
Rank in California
56th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EscondidoWiesbadenYining/Qulja

While Wiesbaden and Yining/Qulja both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Escondido built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Escondido and Wiesbaden both became progressively more disconnected, while Yining/Qulja became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.