Homestead in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Homestead in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HomesteadFlorida (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Homestead plotted against Florida and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Homestead rose steadily, compared to Florida which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Homestead's incremental SNDi rose from 4.07 to 4.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Homestead ranked 6th out of 27 cities in Florida and 213th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.66
Rank in United States
228th of 333
Rank in Florida
6th of 27

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in United States
213th of 333
Rank in Florida
6th of 27

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HomesteadBanforaWorcester

In new street additions, Homestead built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Banfora fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Worcester built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Homestead and Worcester both became progressively more disconnected, while Banfora fluctuated in connectivity.