Salinas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Salinas in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SalinasCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Salinas plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Salinas rose steadily, compared to California which peaked in 1976-1990 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Salinas's incremental SNDi rose from 3.76 to 3.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Salinas ranked 14th out of 60 cities in California and 158th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in United States
134th of 333
Rank in California
21st of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in United States
158th of 333
Rank in California
14th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SalinasKremenchukKolar Gold Fields

In new street additions, Salinas and Kremenchuk both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kolar Gold Fields built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Salinas and Kremenchuk both became progressively more disconnected, while Kolar Gold Fields became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Salinas had a more connected network than Kolar Gold Fields in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.