Oxnard in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oxnard 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
OxnardCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oxnard plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Oxnard followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to California which peaked in 1976-1990 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Oxnard's incremental SNDi rose from 2.55 to 2.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oxnard ranked 6th out of 60 cities in California and 107th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in United States
26th of 333
Rank in California
3rd of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in United States
107th of 333
Rank in California
6th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OxnardModiin-Maccabim-ReutTaraz

In new street additions, Oxnard fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Modiin-Maccabim-Reut built increasingly connected streets over time and Taraz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Oxnard grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Modiin-Maccabim-Reut became progressively more connected and Taraz grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Oxnard and Modiin-Maccabim-Reut have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.