Lodi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lodi in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodiCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lodi plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Lodi rose steadily, compared to California which peaked in 1976-1990 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Lodi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.14 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lodi ranked 5th out of 60 cities in California and 104th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in United States
85th of 333
Rank in California
10th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in United States
104th of 333
Rank in California
5th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodiLowestoftTegbi

In new street additions, Lodi and Lowestoft both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tegbi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lodi and Lowestoft both became progressively more disconnected, while Tegbi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.