Reno in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Reno 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
RenoNevada (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Reno plotted against Nevada and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Reno rose steadily, compared to Nevada which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Reno's incremental SNDi rose from 3.57 to 4.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Reno ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Nevada and 126th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.15
Rank in United States
171st of 333
Rank in Nevada
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in United States
126th of 333
Rank in Nevada
1st 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
RenoLa RomanaKolea

In new street additions, Reno and Koléa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while La Romana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Reno and Koléa both became progressively more disconnected, while La Romana fluctuated in connectivity. Reno and La Romana have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.