Lawrence in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lawrence in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LawrenceIndiana (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lawrence plotted against Indiana and United States. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lawrence's incremental SNDi fell from 5.18 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lawrence ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Indiana as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in Indiana
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in Indiana
7th of 7

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
LawrenceYunxiSanta Ines

While Yunxi and Santa Inês both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Lawrence built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Lawrence and Santa Inês both became progressively more disconnected, while Yunxi fluctuated in connectivity.