Moreno Valley in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Moreno Valley 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
Moreno ValleyCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Moreno Valley plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Moreno Valley peaked in 1976-1990, compared to California which peaked in 1976-1990 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Moreno Valley's incremental SNDi fell from 3.87 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Moreno Valley ranked 38th out of 60 cities in California and 247th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in United States
101st of 333
Rank in California
13th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.97
Rank in United States
247th of 333
Rank in California
38th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Moreno ValleyKrefeldBumba

In new street additions, Moreno Valley and Krefeld both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bumba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Krefeld and Bumba both became progressively more disconnected, while Moreno Valley grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Moreno Valley and Bumba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.