Jupiter in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jupiter in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JupiterFlorida (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jupiter plotted against Florida and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Jupiter peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Florida which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Jupiter's incremental SNDi fell from 7.24 to 2.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jupiter ranked 24th out of 27 cities in Florida and 324th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in United States
38th of 333
Rank in Florida
2nd of 27

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.1
Rank in United States
324th of 333
Rank in Florida
24th of 27

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JupiterChilangaChone

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