Rocklin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rocklin 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
RocklinCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rocklin plotted against California and United States. While California and United States both peaked in 1991-2005, Rocklin's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Rocklin's incremental SNDi fell from 4.7 to 4.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rocklin ranked 51st out of 60 cities in California and 286th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.14
Rank in United States
169th of 333
Rank in California
33rd of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in United States
286th of 333
Rank in California
51st of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RocklinBejaadMul

While Bejaad and Mul both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Rocklin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Rocklin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bejaad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Mul became progressively more disconnected.