Norcross in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Norcross in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Norcross plotted against Georgia and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Norcross rose steadily, compared to Georgia which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Norcross's incremental SNDi rose from 7.07 to 7.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Norcross ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Georgia and 326th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 7.09
- Rank in United States
- 322nd of 333
- Rank in Georgia
- 6th of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.22
- Rank in United States
- 326th of 333
- Rank in Georgia
- 6th of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Norcross and Malerkotla both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Manzanillo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Norcross and Malerkotla both became progressively more disconnected, while Manzanillo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Norcross and Manzanillo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.