Baton Rouge in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baton Rouge in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Baton RougeLouisiana (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baton Rouge plotted against Louisiana and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Baton Rouge followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Louisiana which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Baton Rouge's incremental SNDi rose from 3.66 to 4.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baton Rouge ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Louisiana and 123rd out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.21
Rank in United States
180th of 333
Rank in Louisiana
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in United States
123rd of 333
Rank in Louisiana
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Baton RougeLakhnaurLas Tunas

Baton Rouge, Lakhnaur, and Las Tunas all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Baton Rouge and Las Tunas both became progressively more disconnected, while Lakhnaur fluctuated in connectivity.