Temecula in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Temecula in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TemeculaCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Temecula plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Temecula 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, Temecula's incremental SNDi rose from 5.05 to 5.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Temecula ranked 59th out of 60 cities in California and 309th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.13
Rank in United States
265th of 333
Rank in California
55th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.13
Rank in United States
309th of 333
Rank in California
59th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TemeculaKyzylordaTenali

Temecula, Kyzylorda, and Tenali all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Kyzylorda and Tenali both became progressively more disconnected, while Temecula grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Temecula and Tenali have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.