Palm Bay in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Palm Bay in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Palm BayFlorida (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Palm Bay plotted against Florida and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Palm Bay followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Florida which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Palm Bay's incremental SNDi rose from 4.95 to 6.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Palm Bay ranked 16th out of 27 cities in Florida and 264th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.09
Rank in United States
302nd of 333
Rank in Florida
20th of 27

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.15
Rank in United States
264th of 333
Rank in Florida
16th of 27

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Palm BayCienfuegosBireuen

In new street additions, Palm Bay fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cienfuegos built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bireuen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.